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Souvenir Shops in Manokwari of Papua
Toko Suvenir di Manokwari Papua
There are several souvenir shops in Manokwari town. Some are purely run by shop owners who order their merchandise from other towns both inside and outside Papua whereas others are run by artists as home based businesses. My recommendation for you is that by buying directly from the artists, you interact with them and understand more about the culture of Papuan people. In addition, the artists will be encouraged to be more creative in producing higher quality handicrafts to satisfy their buyers, i.e. the foreign tourists who visit their houses or galleries.
Xavier Bookstore
selling postcards and watercolor paintings
Address: Brawijaya Street, next to SD Padma 1 Elementary School
The owner of the bookstore is Charles Roring is a watercolorist who is also the travel writer of this website
YAT Losmen
address: Kampung Ambon atas. The losmen provides various Papuan postcards and handicrafts created by artists from Senopi village in Tambrauw mountains
Mrs.
Marice Fatie Fonataba
Address: Brawijaya Street, behind the Catholic Church St. Agustinus.
Mrs. Fonataba makes hand-woven cloth and other handicrafts made of pandanus leaves (bags), and beads (necklace, bracelets, and head bands or head-dress)
Mr. Lucky Kaikatui - West Papuan Oil Painting Artist
Address: Brawijaya Street, behind the Catholic Junior High School
Mr. Lucky Kaikatui creates various paintings in big and small sizes. The themes of his paintings are mostly about birds of paradise, village scene, mountains, and the forest life.
Mr. Awom - Wood Carving Artist
Address: Merdeka Street, next to Suri Bakery Shop
Mr. Awom creates high quality wooden carvings. He does not make many carvings due to his attention to details to every artwork that he carves. He can be considered master of wooden carving in Manokwari town.
Mr.
Nico Asaribab - Wood Carving and Painting Artist
Address: Anggrem
Carving and painting have been an integral part of Mr. Asaribab's family for generations.
Mr. Bert Suruan
Address: Anggrem, near the wooden boat jetty, behind Nico Asaribab's house
Mr. Suruan likes to painting and drawing using watercolour and marker on paper as his media.
Mr. Tony Mansiraken Krey
A Multi Talented Artist (a Papuan intellectual, a writer)
Address: Ketapang Boat Station
His friends like to call him Tonci Krey. This artist is considered as a brilliant artist. Most of the public statues in Manokwari were made by him. Art lovers who come to Manokwari are advised to meet him if they want to know more about Papuan art and culture. Some of my articles that are related to him are:
- Artist Tonci Krey and Raja Ampat Art and Cultural Festival
- Papuan Artist Tony Mansiraken Krey
- The Sea As the Source of Art Inspiration
When you visit the above artists or other handicraft shops in town, please avoid buying souvenirs that are made of coral reefs such as necklaces and bracelets, or skins, fur, or feather of endangered animals such as birds of paradise, kuskus, and soa-soa. Buying such handicrafts will encourage the hunting of threatened animals. The recommended art products that you can buy are wood carvings, woven cloth, batiks, dried flowers, paintings, postcards, and other artworks that are made by the artists from their creativity using raw materials that are abundant in nature. by Charles Roring
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