Thanks to the location of the island, you can find here affordable jewelry from Afganistan and the dark continent, traditional Indonesian wood carvings, and many other goods from all around the world. In Antigua, they also sell the local golden jewelry. They have a really unique style thanks to the combination of traditional materials with pieces of bamboo, wooden beads, shells, and corals. If you want, you can also find here shops with European clothes. However, if you would like to buy something really outstanding, choose a local national costume, which has bright colors and beautiful beading.
Traditionally, the travelers bring from the island also some jewelry, made with different gifts of nature. There is also a large variety of weaving mats and baskets, wide-brim hats, peculiar shaped bottles, and pottery. A man-sized figure of Maximon, which is iconic for the Antiguans, would be an extravagant purchase. By the way, according to the legend, if you give this statue rum, it will make any of your dreams come true. If you don’t want to bring home such a hulk, you can limit the dive into the traditional beliefs by buying a ritual wooden mask, which ward off evil. Do you want to by something practical? Then buy at least one bottle of Cavalier rum. In the Colonial times, them made rum in almost every house. A century ago the locals decided to combine and start a common production, keeping all the best traditions of the ancestors.
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