Cluster 3 of 28. Ideas 46 to 70
Souvenirs that are actually from here
The mechanism
The Zermatt water bottle. Sigiriya has not got a stone with its own name on it.
The 25 ideas
- 46Carved stone miniatures of heritage sites
- 47Salt and pepper sets in the shape of the rock
- 48Fresco print reproductions, properly licensed
- 49Coconut shell and husk craft: bowls, spoons, lamps, jewellery, buttons
- 50Handmade paper and stationery
- 51Limited-edition scarves using site artwork
- 52Custom wood carvings of the Lion Paw and other motifs
- 53Clay: terracotta homeware, cooking pots and lamps, thrown in front of the buyer
- 54Handmade leather goods
- 55Candles, incense and resin products in local wax and fragrance, made in view of the customer
- 56Eco-friendly fashion in organic cotton
- 57Children's toys in wood and cloth
- 58Antique and reproduction map shops
- 59Key rings, magnets and small items: done well, not imported
- 60Luxury spice boxes: cinnamon, cardamom, pepper, vanilla
- 61Premium tea packaging and gift tins, sold anywhere, not only in Kandy
- 62A licensed Sigiriya mark, so that every bottle, tin and cap sold at the rock carries it
- 63Graphite pencils and artists' sets made from Sri Lankan vein graphite, the purest on earth
- 64Natural stones: a small Ceylon sapphire, garnet or moonstone in a sealed card with its laboratory report, at a price a tourist will pay
- 65Handloom sarongs and shirts in the heritage colours of each district
- 66Elephant-dung paper, which exists, branded properly and sold at every park gate
- 67The tea-factory tin: a small quantity from the estate you visited, with the date you were there
- 68Postcards and prints by living Sri Lankan artists, sold with the artist's name and story
- 69Batik in contemporary design, not only the tourist palette
- 70A children's picture book of Sigiriya, Kandy or Galle in five languages, sold at the site