Village
Pouké, the Basketry Village
Pouké is a traditional basketry village near Dalaba where visitors can discover women’s handicrafts, buy locally made souvenirs, explore diverse vegetation, and experience ecotourism through camping or homestays.
About this place
Pouké, the Basketry Village, is located north of the urban commune of Dalaba, about 9 km from the town center and approximately 300 meters from the Dalaba–Pita national road. Access is very easy. It takes about two hours on foot or 20 minutes by car to reach the village.
Pouké is one of the oldest villages known for its tradition of basketry, an activity practiced mainly by women. The women produce lefas in small, medium, and large sizes. Depending on their size, lefas can be used as placemats or coasters. Traditionally, they were used to cover meals, but today they are also appreciated as decorative objects. In addition to lefas, the women make many other handicrafts, including baskets, trays, oval-shaped decorative items, bracelets, rings, pendants, hats, and other products.
Basketry has made Pouké one of the most visited villages in the area. Both international and local visitors enjoy purchasing souvenirs directly from the women and watching them work with natural materials and traditional tools.
The village is also home to a wide variety of plant species, including banana trees, coffee plants, avocado trees, orange trees, mandarin trees, lemon trees, mango trees, kola trees, annatto plants, indigo plants, and especially the couratier (Parinari excelsa, family Chrysobalanaceae). In Pouké, this sacred tree is known as “the Imam at prayer” or “the bent tree.”
Visitors can also spend one or several nights in the village, either camping or staying with local families as part of an ecotourism experience.
Pouké is one of the oldest villages known for its tradition of basketry, an activity practiced mainly by women. The women produce lefas in small, medium, and large sizes. Depending on their size, lefas can be used as placemats or coasters. Traditionally, they were used to cover meals, but today they are also appreciated as decorative objects. In addition to lefas, the women make many other handicrafts, including baskets, trays, oval-shaped decorative items, bracelets, rings, pendants, hats, and other products.
Basketry has made Pouké one of the most visited villages in the area. Both international and local visitors enjoy purchasing souvenirs directly from the women and watching them work with natural materials and traditional tools.
The village is also home to a wide variety of plant species, including banana trees, coffee plants, avocado trees, orange trees, mandarin trees, lemon trees, mango trees, kola trees, annatto plants, indigo plants, and especially the couratier (Parinari excelsa, family Chrysobalanaceae). In Pouké, this sacred tree is known as “the Imam at prayer” or “the bent tree.”
Visitors can also spend one or several nights in the village, either camping or staying with local families as part of an ecotourism experience.
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