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's 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
- 65Beeralu lace from the south coast, on scarves, skirts, tops and table linen, made and sold in Galle to its visitors, as the island of Burano near Venice does with its own lace
- 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