Art & Craft shopping in Dakar
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Marché des HLM
The fabulous Marché des HLM is the best place to buy African fabrics. Hundreds of rolls of wax-dyed bazin (dyed fabrics beaten to a shine with wooden clubs), vibrant prints, embroidered cloth, lace and silk lend colour to the ramshackle stalls and dusty streets of this popular quartier. You can get matching shoes, bags and jewellery at the same place, and even have your new ensemble sewn here.
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Marché Malien
The Marché Malien, near the station, is the place for women who are keen to learn the Senegalese art of seduction. All the ingredients, including incense, the earthenware to burn it in, mixed perfumes and jingling waist beads, are sold here.
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Institut Français
The Institut Français is one of Senegal's major outlets of the Maam Samba label, which is known for its simply cut clothes made from rich, stunningly coloured cottons. All ingredients are natural, and the fabrics are woven, dyed and sewn locally by the women of Ndem village, and sold fairtrade.
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