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196 TRADITIONAL SHOPPING
A typical Sarawak antique shop on Main Bazaar, Kuching, reminiscent of Dickens’ Old Curiosity Shop.
Antiques, Handicrafts & Souvenirs
The centre of Kuching’s antique and handicraft trade is the Main Bazaar Area
(see page 128), where some of Sarawak’s best-known tattoo studios can also be found. Nearby India Street
is the place to go for textiles and gold jewellery, and the parallel Gambier Street offers spice dealers and local foodstuffs.
Outside Kuching, there
are a number of handicraft shops adjacent to Serian Market, and some of the general stores at Lacahu Bazaar (near Sri Aman) also sell craft items.
A few shops in Sibu’s Old Town also sell handicrafts.
In Miri, the Handicraft Centre (corner Jalan Brooke/Jalan Merbau), is a good place
for beadwork and painting, and there are a few antique/ souvenir shops in the adjacent Jalan Yu Seng and the Saberkas Commercial Centre (Pujut Corner) Sarawak’s many markets also offer fertile ground for bargain hunters (see below).
SARAWAK CRAFT COUNCIL
Jalan Tun Abang Haji Openg 93100 Kuching
T (082) 245 652 www.sarawakhandicraft. com.my
328 GALLERY SDN BHD
39, Main Bazaar 93000 Kuching
T (082) 234 328 www.328gallery.com
99 ELEGANCE
38, Main Bazaar 93000 Kuching T (082) 417 912
ANTIQUE SHOP
48, Main Bazaar 93000 Kuching T (082) 242 918
ART AND CRAFT GALLERY
104, Main Bazaar 93000 Kuching HP (012) 859 9955
ARTS OF ASIA
68, Main Bazaar 93000 Kuching T (082) 248 476
BAN LEE HONG
92, Main Bazaar
93000 Kuching
T (082) 243 421 banleehong@yahoo.com
BENGKEL PEMBUATAN BEG
65, Lot 1603, Taman Hussein 93050 Kuching
T (082) 240 248
BONG & BONG CO
29, Main Bazaar 93000 Kuching T (082) 253 639