| If you've been to Africa, and in particular to South | | | | sculpted from a solid hardwood log! Most times it |
| Africa, you would have seen the countless | | | | is just plain amazing to see these people apply |
| vendors standing on sidewalks, along the | | | | their trade right there in their vending stall or shop |
| freeways, and even along well-traveled tourist | | | | for anyone to see - and it is mostly very, very |
| destinations to sell their art. These private | | | | original! |
| vendors normally just sell their African art and | | | | African paintings are also very popular due to |
| crafts to put food on the table for his/her family, | | | | their originality in portraying some significant image |
| sometimes at very, very low prices - not even | | | | seen in nature, involving mostly wildlife, but also |
| remotely compensating for their effort in creating | | | | people in their different settings. African art and |
| the artwork. | | | | crafts definitely gives an insight into the mostly |
| You will come across art and crafts of different | | | | unknown African continent for people who have |
| aspects of Africa and its vast ethnic groups, | | | | never visited here before. This however, is also |
| which include the Big Five, beading and jewellery | | | | no longer an issue as most prominent and |
| of high quality, spears, knives, sandals, and | | | | promising artists display their art and crafts on |
| paintings. In all these arts and crafts you can | | | | the Internet, making it accessible for anyone who |
| clearly see the amount of effort and time put | | | | wishes to purchase that very special memento |
| into creating these skillful displays of Africa - | | | | from the African continent. |
| especially in the case where an artform was | | | | |