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Here at Zanzibar Trading Company, we traverse the world over to bring back to our clientele fantastic finds in Fairly Traded native handicrafts, tribal artifacts, pampering personal care products, and exotic elements for your home. Not your typical import store, we carry everything from handicraft to museum, world class collector quality art by published master artisans.

Welcome to the namesake island which for centuries stood as a bastion of commerce and culture, a trading crossroads to half the known world. Welcome, to Zanzibar Trading Company.

We pride ourselves in our dedication to authenticity, fair trade, and the very highest quality merchandise possible. From Africa to India, Papua New Guinea to Peru, our online galleries offer a virtual market bazaar.

At last count we offer over 9,000 items from over one hundred countries around the world! Only a fraction of our inventory is online, as most are one-of-a-kind items. Be sure to visit our retail gallery in Sacramento, California for the best selection.

INTERNATIONAL ORDERS We sincerely appreciate these orders, however currently our system does not generate accurate shipping charges for international orders and new U.S. export laws make it far too difficult to ship out of the U.S. on a small scale, thus we are NO LONGER SHIPPING INTERNATIONALLY, with our apologies.

SHIPPING CHARGES: We make every effort to ensure our quoted shipping rates are accurate, however this is not always the case. We reserve the right to charge ACTUAL shipping charges (including Signature Confirmation and Insurance). Please note that the quoted shipping is merely AN ESTIMATE and the actual amount will vary depending on weight of item, size of box used, shipping service, and your location from our warehouse. Thank you for understanding.

NEWS: check out our sister website at www.ZanzibarTribalArt.com
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GALLERY HOURS:

Monday - Friday 11am - 6pm
Saturdays 10am - 6pm
Sundays 10am - 3pm

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Zanzibar carries one of the largest selections of vintage and antique wooden Indian print blocks, stamps and tjaps for impressing paper, fabric, curtains, wallpaper, ceramics and clay. These old carved wood stamps were used in India, Nepal and Indonesia to print textiles directly and via the lost wax process. View our selection at: Wooden Indian Print Blocks


VISIT OUR INFORMATION WEBSITE which contains photos of our gallery, articles and lots of information on our artisans. It's a work in progress so check back regularly to see new content! NEW WEBSITE

Our Best Sellers

Fabric Print Blocks Stamps Tjaps

Rare and wonderful wood, gourd and copper hand-crafted print blocks hailing from India, Nepal, Tibet, Pakistan, Africa and Indonesia. ...

Mudcloth from Mali

Originated by African women of Mali's Bamana culture centuries ago, hand-woven and hand-dyed mud cloth or mudcloth or bogolan uses a centuries-old...

Featured Items

Day of the Dead Chocolates from Ginger Elizabeth

Seasonal item - we only carry these in the month of October. You can place an order and we'll ship as soon as they arrive! We'll charge your cc...

Hand carved Soapstone Hearts

Fantastically hand carved soapstone hearts in two sizes: small (approx. 2" tall) and large (approx. 3.5" tall).

Hand Knitted Recycled Silk Scarves OUR CHOICE

Made of 100% Grade A superior soft recycled sari yarn, these bright and colorful, fairly traded hand-knit silk scarves are made by a womens'...

Medium authentic decorated Mexican Sugar Skull

These are authentic, from Mexico hollow sugar skulls decorated with royal icing. Crafted using antique clay molds that boiled sugar is poured...