Blue Marlin African Curio Shop
Stepping into the sixty-year-old Blue Marlin Hotel in the small Kwazulu Natal South Coast town of Scottburgh, one is greeted by a tiny little curio shop, jam-packed with colourful African artwork.
While the exterior of this old hotel has not changed as far back as I can remember, the interior has been refurbished into a modern and contemporary style.
Brightly coloured beaded bangles that must have taken hours of patient labour. I found it interesting learning about the significance of the colour of the beads.
Black - power and protection
Blue - loyalty and truth
Brown – earth and stability
Gold – good health, power and wealth
Purple – royalty, spirituality and wisdom
Green – abundance, fertility, nature and prosperity
White – light, truth and purity
Orange – courage, self confidence and vitality
Yellow – energy, joy and happiness
Pink – care, beauty, love and kindness
Red – confidence and vitality
Turquoise – communication and self awareness
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Bangles to adorn the wrist
Earrings for the special occasion
Necklaces - some simple and others beautifully ornate
Colourful fabric bags in ethnic prints
Keyrings resembling miniature drums made with leather and beads
Hand-woven baskets made with colourful recycled telephone wire
Wood-carvings - some useful items and others merely decorative
Painted wood carved artwork
Painted wood-carved masks and salad servers. Top right is a traditional Umqhele, a circular headband made with animal fur which was worn by soldiers and elitists.
Painted hand-carved sandstone artwork
Painted Ostrich eggs
Painted Ostrich egg candle holders
I hope you enjoyed my #marketfriday shopping as much as I did, a colourful feast for sure!
The lovely @dswigle showed us a feast of a different kind, sharing various cultures, from Scottish Highland Games, a Civil War Re-enactment as well as an ancient Inca pyramid building which must have been fascinating!
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Wow, you need a full day for that store!
It is quite interesting!
I stayed to look at your article nearly 30 minutes, hahaha!!!
Have a Happy Friday, @lizelle
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LOL, and it's a 2 minute read,😄 but lots to read in the photos not so @silversaver888 😉
There was much more paraphernalia, you'd likely have spent an hour in that shop to take it all in!
Beautiful to see this shop @lizelle 😊
Love the beads… and very interesting to read about the colours.
Thanks for sharing with us, I sure could spend some time there.
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Thank you @littlebee4, it is really interesting how the colours symbolizes different characteristics as well as being kind of 'lucky charms.'
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How to lose a day just window shopping? Go to this place. What a feast for the eyes!
Wow! This was really a wonderful display of African art and handicrafts! The bangles are such a nice splash of color! I would love it if I were patient enough to sit and do the intricate beading of them. The significance of color is fascinating.
The painted wood artwork is so varied and many, how could one ever choose just one? My favorite of all is the painted ostrich eggs! I had one that I treasured and about ten years back it was broken in a move.
Le sigh.
That probably means I need to get another! Those are absolutely stunning!
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Thank you Denise, yes I'm the same,
can't see myself having that kind of patience!
I was tempted to buy one of the Ostrich egg candle holders, they look so pretty, but I'm running out of space here even though I started decluttering!
Hsve a great Saturday further🤗
Thank you! You do the same. I cannot bring anything into the house unless I give something away to take its place. :)
Enjoy your evening! ❤️
Apologies! I forgot to hit the publish last night!
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African craft work always stops one when out on display to enjoy the intricate work on offer.
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