Sep 1, 2000

The World is a Bazaar

At Novica.com, all the world is a bazaar – of mystical masks from Bali carved in crocodile wood and mahogany, storage jars from Venezuela, handcrafted jewelry from Java, musical instruments from the Andes, and tapestries from Peru. With just a click this exotic Web site transports you to a luxurious Asian temple, African palace, or an Indonesian bungalow – and lets you take a piece of them home.

Adventurous shoppers are offered thousands of culturally rich, one-of-a-kind arts, crafts, paintings, dolls, silver, ceramics, and furniture as an alternative to mass-produced items. More than a dozen nations are combed by curious buyers who add 50 new items to the site each day.