My Real Brother Shop

Accra


Surrounded by open-air carpenter workshops, this dusty wooden shack is stuffed with artefacts from all over West Africa. Nothing here is mass produced, and you will be told the story behind every piece, from little 'passport' masks used to identify which tribe membership to the Benin chief with his 99 women. A free history lesson is guaranteed.


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