Mwenge Sculpture Market, Tanzania

S2 E5: The gleaming black of ebony wood reflects all Tanzanian culture. The Mwenge woodcarvers' market is located in downtown Dar es Salaam, on the shores of the Indian Ocean. Ebony carvings, masks, and boxes share crowded shelves under the stalls' corrugated roofs. Despite slowing business and the gradual disappearance of raw materials, ebony carving continues, deeply rooted in Tanzanian tradition.