Shopping in Dangriga
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Elizabeth Bernadez
Granddaughter of Austin Rodriguez, Elizabeth sells handmade crafts from her home (next door to the Bonefish Hotel), including beautiful dolls dressed in traditional Garifuna outfits, and acrylic paintings featuring various cultural scenes of traditional Garifuna life. Elizabeth also makes jewelry from jadeite, tiger eye and other local materials. A native of Dangriga (‘born here, grown here’), Elizabeth has been doing artwork locally for over 15 years, and is happy to introduce visitors to Garifuna life and culture through the art of its people.
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Garinagu Crafts
With the mission statement of ‘keeping the black diaspora alive,’ Dangriga native Francis M Swaso’s shop is part crafts store, part museum. The shop sells a wide range of arts and handicrafts made by Garifuna artists, including drums, maracas, paintings and dolls, and displays a number of historical Garifuna artifacts as well. Garinagu Crafts also carries postcards made from prints by local artist Pen Cayetano.
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Austin Rodriguez
This master artisan carves Garifuna drums from mahogany, cedar and the mayflower tree in his thatched-roof workshop by the water’s edge, southeast of Dangriga Central Market. Though Austin’s drums are sold all over Belize, you can cut out the middleman by going straight to the maker himself. Mr Rodriguez will be happy to answer any questions you might have on the drum-making process.
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Dangriga Central Market
An old-school semi-enclosed market. You’ll find traders selling shoes, clothing and crockery on the outskirts, while farmers and fishers sell their wares inside and around the main building. Naturally the market is busiest in the morning. You can also get cheap breakfasts here.
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