Basuto Crafts Center


The Basuto Crafts Center is one of the bright and original sights of the city of Maseru , which tourists from South Africa seek to see. Indeed, the two-story building has an unusual, eye-catching, appearance. Someone compares it with the dwelling of ancient tribes, as the building looks like a hut in shape and structure, and someone with a national headdress that the people of the basuto made by their own hands.

Basuto Craft Center as a tourist attraction

To date, the building functions as a shopping center, where tourists can buy interesting souvenirs for memory. But here you can not only do shopping, but also learn the history and culture of the indigenous people of Lesotho , namely the creativity of the tribes of basuto, and fully experience the national flavor.

Since ancient times, the tribes of the basuto have been engaged in farming and cattle breeding, and men have often been engaged in the manufacture of clothing, in particular, raincoats made of leather, various articles of metal, copper, carved wood and bone. Women studied pottery and created clay from various household utensils and other necessary items.

In the center of crafts, you can buy various types of ceramic dishes (vases, kettles, cups, pots), wooden souvenirs with a skilful carving, necklaces and jewelry made of leather, bones, and other materials, unusual fur souvenirs. The prices here are supposed to be higher than in other places, but the choice is wide, since the center is a specialized point of sale for tourists.

Where is?

Walking through the center of the capital of Lesotho among modern buildings, you can stumble upon an unusual building resembling a hut with thatched roof. If you see it, you will immediately understand that this is the center of the basuto crafts. There is a landmark on one of the main streets of Maseru. The landmarks are the nearby large shopping center "Maseru Mall" and the National Bank building.