Welcome to the UK's Specialist in Unique African Arts and Crafts ukboks( 2644)

Quality hand crafted items to suit all tastes and budgets!

• Fair Trading business ethic.
• All Goods are paid for in full before leaving Africa's shores. 
• With each purchase from us you are helping these exceptionally talented individuals earn a sustainable income which brings their communities closer to becoming self-sufficient.
• We offer the finest assortment of traditional hand made crafts and original art pieces from Zimbabwe, South Africa, Maputo, Congo, Malawi, Kenya and Tanzania.

To find out about the Artists you help us support

and to view different fair trade products visit our website.

www.placesafar.com/ebay_shop_design,

About Us

Our passion for unique African art takes us on an exclusive buying trip twice a year. The pulse and vitality of the areas we buy from is captured in the simple yet vibrant colours and designs of the Ndebele and Zulu tribes. The patience of the Shona stone sculptors can be seen in the finest detail created without the use of sophisticated tools. Our website provides an exclusive window into the lives of each artist through our Featured Artist section where they each tell their story.

We have built a reliable supplier base of exceptionally talented individuals which affords us the unique opportunity to bring you high quality products. Through our fair trade business ethic we proudly support individual African artists, sculptors, craftsmen and women so they can sustain their rural communities and encourage self-sufficiency.

We hope you enjoy shopping online with us and should you not find what your heart desires feel free to contact us.

Environmental Responsibility

PlacesAFar will continue to support and encourage our diverse suppliers to;

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Last Updated: Nov 2008

PlacesAFar is a Fair Trading Company

Where we Trade

www.placesafar.com/ebay_shop_design

Our comprehensive website offers you

• A one-stop-shop; with such a vast range of fair trade products from Africa you need not look anywhere else.
• Read our testimonials and leave feedback for individual artists and ourselves. Feedback for artists is passed on to them during our buying trips.
• Product Care section provides buyers with facts about the different types of stone used in sculptures together with information on how to care for your newly acquired treasured pieces!

Power Seller Status

Our Power Seller status icon may disappear from time to time during the year. This is purely due to the fact that we may close our ebay shop when we are in Africa on buying trips several times a year.

With Thanks to You

Since May 2003 we have returned to Africa on numerous buying trips to source the magnificent quality pieces we have been selling on eBay and our website.

A very big THANK YOU to all our ongoing repeat Customers who have supported us since the beginning - from the team at PlacesAFar and the Craftsmen and women in Africa; Owen Mhaka, Lizzy Monama, Agripper Dube, Joanna and Bongie, Lawrence Makayi, Stanford Charadza, Rahab, Henry Tsengerayi, Dorothy Jedegwa, Douglas, John Chanqui (passed away August 2006), Jordan, Francisco Sauke, Freddy Mutekedza, Dominic Mushati, Thomas, Patience and Emmanuel.

Current Activities

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All our items are hand made and we guarantee their quality.

There are stunning collectibles and unusual gifts for everyone!

Save our ebay shop NOW! PlacesAFar as one of your favourites and keep popping in to see what's on offer!