Garinagu Crafts Gallery
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This small gallery in an unassuming white building sells Garifuna drums, masks, wood carvings and other locally made items. In the gallery you'll find rotating exhibits on Garifuna life.
3 Best Shopping in Dangriga, The Southern Coast
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Dangriga has some interesting, offbeat shopping, notably for Garífuna arts and crafts. Collectors may want to spend a day looking for items that are rarely available outside Belize and in some cases may not be available elsewhere in Belize. Noted Garífuna artist Pen Cayetano has a studio and gallery. Garífuna cultural expert Frank Swaso has a gallery selling local drums, dolls, masks, and wood carvings.
Mercy Sabal
Dangriga craftswoman Mercy Sabal hand-stitches Garifuna dolls in traditional dress. Prices range from BZ$50 to BZ$100.
Pen Cayetano Studio Gallery
Punta rocker and internationally known Garifuna artist Pen Cayetano displays his bold, colorful paintings at his studio and gallery at his home in Dangriga. Works by his wife, Ingrid, and daughter, Mali, are also displayed. The house, built around 1900 and totally redone by Cayetano, including painted murals on the exterior walls, alone is worth a visit, as it is one of the most interesting old buildings in Dangriga.
