Spice up your excursion to Jozani National Park with a visit to the MOTO Workshop and Ukili Museum in Pete.
Learn to design and batik your own t-shirt, sheet or table cloth, have a go at weaving on a wooden loom, or plait a strip of ukili and finish the afternoon with a delicious traditional Zanzibar lunch. Families, groups and school classes are welcome.
Please make your booking! phone: 0773031178
MOTO workshop at Pete. Coming from Zanzibar Town it's just 1 km before Jozani National Park.
Students and teacher from IST DSM pose with ukili crafts.
From palm fringes to a bag - it needs dexterity and commitment to quality. Try it yourself, and you get the idea
Patience! After a couple of years you're as good as the MOTO women.
The little plaited strip is called 'ukili'. Many strips sewn together can make a bag or a mat.
Learn how to design and batik a t-shirt. You need a new table cloth or curtains? Bring the measurements, we provide cotton, materials and know how.
Wax is applied with a sponge, stick or stamp. After that the t-shirt is dyed with colors of your choice.
Well, you have to wear it ... or make someone a surprising present.
So many threads! The loom is a fascinating and complex tool.
Master weaver in action. The material can later be used as curtains, shirts, table cloth or 'Kikoi' - the loin cloth, a traditional Zanzibar men's wear.
Welcome to our restaurant.
Rice, beans, fish, octopus or beef with delicious 'mchuzi', traditional Zanzibar cuisine.
For a variety of Moto handicraft products, Dada healthy food and Dada beauty products please visit the Moto shop in Stone Town, Hurumzi Street 416.
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