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Tuesday 10am - 5pm Wednesday 10am - 5pm Thursday 10am - 5pm Friday 10am - 5pm Saturday 10am - 5pm

Nontando

Our retail store is located at 6578 Gateway Avenue, Sarasota, Florida
You can also shop online at www.nontando.com

We specialize in handcrafted Gifts, Home Decor and Conversational Art from the continent of Africa. The owners of Nontando were born and raised in Africa, and travel to the continent each year on their annual buying trip. Nontando first opened its doors in 2003 with our retail store

in Sarasota, Florida. Unlike many retailers in this niche, our buying strategy is actually travelling to Africa annually, meeting the artists, and hand selecting the best of African Art, Gifts and Home Decor. Through our travels, we meet men and women producing a wide range of arts and crafts. Working on the pavements, markets of the big cities to deep rural enclaves with every form of traditional art work. Your support, no matter how big or small, impacts the lives of these talented people, as well as their families and communities. Product categories include Masks, Conversational Art, Wood and Stone carvings, basketry, jewelry, lighting, ceramics, textiles, garden ware, wire products, shadows boxes and frames, candles, apparel, music & musical instruments, kitchenware, monkey ball products, copperware, pewterware, malachite range, bead products, and lots more. Our products are sourced from the entire continent of Africa and much of our products are acquired directly from the artists responsible during our annual buying trips to Africa. Our goals with this approach is the following:
- To handpick and select our own products, bringing unique, high quality and a diverse selection of product to our customers that are not found in many traditional outlets.
- Eliminate the need to for us to use wholesalers and middlemen thereby ensuring the artist can command their own price for their work without the need for them to use a third party to sell their wares.
- Bring our products to our customers at affordable prices. We are strong believers in what we call the "3 e's" for the artists and producers of Africa, i.e. We believe our method of trade, communication and transaction helps to accomplish this! No matter your decor – traditional, contemporary, shabby chic or retro, each piece holds its own as a striking accent and is sure to stimulate conversation.

01/15/2025

We are shocked and heartbroken by the devastation caused by the wildfires in California. These fires have torn through communities, destroying countless homes and tragically claiming lives. Our hearts go out to the families who have lost loved ones, their homes, and everything they hold dear. You’re in our thoughts and prayers during this difficult time. - Nontando

11/29/2024

Just arrived in time for the holidays:

A beautiful collection of hand painted textiles from Zimbabwe, including runners, round tablecloths, cushion covers and placemats. With its striking colors and unique designs they make for a one-of-a-kind gift and a stunning addition to your home decor.
Handcrafted by artists from villages outside of Harare, Zimbabwe

Please visit: https://tinyurl.com/ye4rzvd6

Our Maasai Wedding Necklaces, also called the Enkarewa, are handcrafted in Kenya.
It is part of the Maasai heritage and is most often used during Maasai weddings, signifying a celebration of culture and love. Each necklace is unique in its design. Can be easily worn and many of our customers also use it as a striking piece of wall décor.

Please visit: https://tinyurl.com/4khk63fw

11/21/2024

Some new additions to our recycled metal sculptures from Zimbabwe, all handmade by artist Spencer from Harare.

Great gift or home decor idea!

Please check out our entire collection at:

https://tinyurl.com/mr2v5a23

10/29/2024

The Ubuntu bowl (african version of the friendship bowl) depicts a circle of women holding hands around the rim of the pottery bowl in a spirit of unity. In typical African fashion, the women are wearing their traditional headscarves and have their babies tied to their backs.

These bowls are handmade from stoneware clay with skill and care. Artists then create hand modelled African women figures, which they attach painstakingly to the rim of the bowl. After the bowls are fired, each bowl is handpainted in Africa’s vibrant patterns and colors. Each bowl has its own unique designs and patterns with the artists signature.

UMUNTU ngumuntu ngabantu “the belief in a universal bond of sharing that connects all humanity”.

Please visit:
https://www.nontando.com/ubuntu-bowls-c-33_363.html

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Telephone

+19419297844

Website

http://www.nontando.com/

Address

Sarasota, FL

Opening Hours

Tuesday	10am - 5pm
Wednesday	10am - 5pm
Thursday	10am - 5pm
Friday	10am - 5pm
Saturday	10am - 5pm