Ouagadougou - Post Report Question and Answers
Is this a "shopping post"? Are there interesting handicrafts, artwork, antiques, or other items that people typically buy there?
This a great place to buy local artwork such as wooden carvings, jewelry and brightly colored cloth. - Jun 2020
No. - Oct 2019
Not really. Some local crafts available at the Grande Marché or the Village Artisanal. - Jul 2019
Not much here beyond the Grande Marché or the Village Artisanal. - Jul 2019
Certain handicrafts - especially bronze statues, woven baskets, leather jewelry and boxes. Faso Danfani fabric. - Dec 2017
The full range of African handicrafts. A few things more unique to this region of Africa: bronze sculptures, Tuareg jewelry, and the illusive Tuareg sword. - May 2016
Bronze statues, woven baskets, masks, fabrics. - Aug 2015
Faso Dafani, locally woven fabric. - Jun 2015
Bronze statues, baskets, fabric... - Jan 2015
Bronze statues. - Jul 2013
Local crafts, travel. - Jul 2013
Brass local artwork or Tuareg swords and trinkets. - Apr 2013
Burkinabe do amazing bronze and leather work, and you can get incredible deals on beautiful wooden masks from Mali and Ghana. Taureg silver jewelry and household items (I bought a beautiful dagger and bottle opener) are incredible as well. - Nov 2012
Leather products, Tuareg swords, masks, carvings, art. - Aug 2010
There are a lot of antiques you can get there like wood or metal carvings, jewelry, hand made shoes and clothes and stuff like that. The best place to get it is at Village de Artisans off Charles De Gaulle. - Aug 2008
Leather work, african masks and other art from the region, local fabric - Jul 2008
Objets d'art (bronze, masks, Dogon doors, musical instruments, fabric, jewelry). - Jun 2008
