Choma

Saturday here at Namwianga is relatively laid-back so we headed to Choma after breakfast. There is a cultural and craft museum and gallery (Choma Museum and Craft Project) there that is always worth a trip. It displays and sells some of the higher end crafts in the area and many purchased jewelry and baskets. We will go back when Keri arrives. We purchased broiled chicken and fries from the local Spar for everyone and had a picnic on the grounds.

Then we headed for the market. It is much bigger than Kalomo but still very much a community market. Ian was looking for some chitange material to have Ms. Mono make him a bag and found some at a great price. We paid K16,000 ($3.21) for two great ones. He found some other material he likes so we will go back. While in the market, he also found a world cup duffel-pack for K11,000 ($2.20).

Ms. Mono was impressed with the material and wants to return and get some for her projects. She showed him some material she had put back and said she would make him a bag out of that as well so he will get two African fabric messenger bags for K70,000 ($14.03). He also bought a little bag for each of his grandmothers.