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Cote d'Ivoire

Sénoufo masks. These intricately carved wooden masks are shaped like the heads of animals, such as antelope, warthog, or hyena. Some masks are up to three feet long and believed to be imbued with magical powers. Buy them from antiques stores in Avenue 11 and Street 11 of Treichville, a neighborhood of Abidjan.

Sénoufo woven Korhogo cloth. In the village market in Waranienie, visitors can shop for fabric as weavers work nearby. In Fakaha, look for Korhogo mud cloth, a rough-textured fabric painted with animals, birds, insects and abstract patterns. Look for fabric at markets in Waranienie, Fakaha, and at antique stores in Avenue 11 and Street 11 of Treichville.

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