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Handicrafts Fair of Ouagadougou

International Handicrafts Fair of Ouagadougou (SIAO) - Burkina Faso

The International Handicrafts Fair of Ouagadougou (SIAO) was created in 1990, thirty African countries participated in the first edition.

Burkinabe dancers in the International Handicrafts Fair of Ouagadougou (SIAO) - Burkina Faso (Trade and Business in West Africa)
Burkinabe dancers in the International Handicrafts Fair of Ouagadougou (SIAO)

  1. Specialisation of the International Handicrafts Fair of Ouagadougou (SIAO): African handicraft (art, design, fashion, decoration, furniture…):
  2. Products:
    1. Leather
    2. Musical instruments
    3. Sculpture (wood, bronze)
    4. Recovery arts
    5. Embroidery
    6. Basketry
    7. Textile and clothing
    8. Painting
    9. Armament
    10. Decorative objects
    11. Jewelry
    12. Ceramics
    13. Smithy
    14. Furniture
    15. Weaving

Burkinabe Mask in the SIAO Fair, Ouagadougou
Burkinabe Mask in the SIAO Fair, Ouagadougou

Exhibition park formed by two air-conditioned pavilions and two ventilated pavilions.

  1. Ouagadougou International Handicrafts Fair (SIAO) offers the Creativity Award and the Prize of His Excellency the President of Faso (national competition)
  2. Visitors: professional buyers from the African craft sector

Burkinabe Contemporary Art
Burkinabe Contemporary Art in the SIAO Fair, Ouagadougou

  1. International Handicrafts Fair of Ouagadougou (SIAO) is biannual (even years)
  2. Duration: one week (end of October, beginning of November)
  3. 500 journalists visit the International Handicrafts Fair of Ouagadougou (SIAO)

International Handicrafts Fair of Ouagadougou (SIAO)

More information: Trade and Business in Burkina Faso, at EENI Global Business School Website.

International Handicrafts Fair of Ouagadougou (SIAO)
Avenue TANSOBA KIEMA (CIRCULAIRE)
01 BP 3414 Ouagadougou 01

Business in Africa (Spanish) Salón Internacional de la Artesanía de Uagadugú Trade and Business in Africa (French) Salon International de l'artisanat of Ouagadougou (SIAO) Business in Africa (Portuguese) Feira Internacional do Artesanato de Uagadugu

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