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Dar es Salaam / Online
Handmade From Tanzania is a maker in Dar es Salaam known for handwoven textiles using 100% Tanzanian-grown cotton, spun and dyed at their workshop.
Best for Handwoven textiles using 100% Tanzanian-grown cotton, spun and dyed at their workshop
Dar es Salaam
Working from a Dar es Salaam studio tied to the movement Edward Tingatinga began in 1968, this artist collective paints the enamel-bright birds, animals and village scenes that define the Tingatinga style. Each canvas is sold under the name of the Tanzanian artist who painted it and shipped directly from the studio.
Best for Original Tingatinga paintings straight from the artists
Dar es Salaam / Online
Tingatinga Art Centre in Dar es Salaam — Authentic Tingatinga paintings and watching artists at work in the tradition founded by Edward Saidi Tingatinga.
Best for Tingatinga Art Centre in Dar es Salaam — Authentic Tingatinga paintings
Oysterbay/Masaki
The Tingatinga Arts Cooperative Society, based on Haile Selassie Road near Shrijees Supermarket in Dar es Salaam's Msasani Peninsula, sells Tingatinga-style paintings from its showroom and takes custom work on canvas, mugs, hangers, walls and cars. Its leadership includes chairman Rubuni Rashid, secretary Witness Kimaro and treasurer Akilimali Issa, and its portfolio lists 20 named artists including Mimus and Zuberi.
Best for Tingatinga style paintings
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