A trip to Cotabato City will not be complete without visiting and do some shopping or window shopping at the Barter Trade Center . Cotabateños might not consider this a destination but most tourists who arrives in the city sees it as a shopping haven where you can find variety of items tempting to the eyes.
I happen to approach the owner of Raifa Stall who welcomed me to her shoppe and permitted me to take some photos of the products she sells at the Barter Trade Center. She gladly showed me and toured me to her stall.
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| The Cotabato City Barter Trade Center - Here you can find locally produced and imported products like garments, kitchenwares and groceries. Many shops here offer reasonable prices and discounts depending on your approach and quantity of items you buy. Shops here are owned by both the Christians and Muslims businessmen. The trading here has been going on for several decades now and it continues to flourish up to this time. |
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| This is the SAREE/SARI - Common garment for Indian woman now sold at the center. It is accentuated with Inaul a locally weaved cloth by moslem weavers of the city. This dress are also seen in Moslem wedding rites held in the city and all over Maguindanao and the whole of ARMM. |
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The SARONG - a head dress for most Moslem women as shown in the
photo that is how they wear it and look like. This is part of their
wardrove pass on from one generation to another. Despite the western
influences in the country, they have maintained most of the practices in their
cultures and dressing.
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| Kitchenwares are also found here and this silver bowl is commonly used during big celebrations and gathering as containers of the food prepared for the occassion. |
Thank you to Babu the owner of RAIFA STALL. This post will somehow help you my followers and visitors to dropby Cotabato's Barter Trade Center and see it for yourself.
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