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KLEIN KAROO International
Ostrich Feather Marketing 

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“A plume like this can only come from a company dedicated to ostrich feathers exclusively.” 


Online Ostrich Boutique Specials !!

Visit our Ostrich Boutique in Oudtshoorn 
GPS: 33° 35’ 47.18” S
22° 11’ 19.22” E
Altitude: 357.00m

Consider tiny ostrich feathers for any festive table, theme party, corporate function, matric farewell, beauty contest, high tea, a mask or headdress.
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Ostrich plumes turn heads at Gilles de Binche Carnival
The Gilles de Binche Carnival is an annual event on the calendar of the people of Wallonia, Belgium.

Beautiful KLEIN KAROO ostrich feathers: ideal for fashion accessories, interior design, functional dusters and decorative costumes for street carnivals. Stylish and enticing for handbags, boas, stoles, shawls, fans, interior decoration, pillows, stationery and many other imaginative applications. The duster range boasts conventional dusters, telescopic dusters, the industrial feather wheel, compu-dusters, car dusters and decorative dusters.

KLEIN KAROO ostrich feathers are available in all colours and shades of the international Pantone colour chart.

Since 1945 regular feather auctions were the only official ostrich feather marketing system in the world until 1979. KLEIN KAROO International (KKI) (Pty) Ltd Ostrich Feathers engaged in direct sales to wholesalers, manufacturers, retailers and other outlets worldwide. Following agricultural deregulation in 1993, KLEIN KAROO continued to perform a demand-driven agency service to its clients worldwide.

Production processes are in strict accordance with the Feather Caring and Harvesting Code, compiled in co-operation with the South African SPCA.

KLEIN KAROO  Ostrich Feathers are:

        l       Internationally renowned

                Timeless, classic, beautiful and in good taste

        l       Supported by focused research and development

        l       Exploring the creativity and skills of its workers

        l       Demanding highly developed management skills on the farm

Production processes are managed with regard to:

        l       Proper feather care on each farm

        l       Feather harvesting at the abattoir

        l       Handling and presentation of feathers

        l       Provision of only the best quality feathers

KLEIN KAROO International is world famous for the finest ostrich plumes. With the establishment of the KLEIN KAROO Co-operative (KKC) in 1945, regular feather auctions were introduced. It became the only recognized ostrich feather marketing system in the world.  During 1980, these auctions were terminated.

KLEIN KAROO International then engaged in direct marketing and sales to wholesalers, manufacturers, retailers and outlets worldwide. After the deregulation of the South African ostrich industry in 1993 producers could also sell directly  to buyers of their choice and sourced by themselves. However KLEIN KAROO International today still continues to perform a world class demand driven agency feather service to its members. 

KLEIN KAROO International Ostrich Feathers offer modern sorting, sizing and warehousing facilities. Up to 350 000kg of feathers are processed annually. About 80% of the world’s quality ostrich feathers are handled by KLEIN KAROO International today. These include community job creation and empowerment projects where feathers are sorted and sized to KLEIN KAROO International on contract. 

From modern mechanical dryers feathers are classified and graded for calculation of payment offers to producers. At this point feathers are pooled per grade pending the sorting and sizing.

Members are continuously advised regarding proper caring, harvesting, handling and presentation of optimum value feathers. A Feather Caring and Harvesting Code, compiled in co-operation with the South African SPCA, ensures the complete process to be carried out in accordance to international prescriptions  and demand to cause least discomfort to any bird.

KLEIN KAROO International operates a modern dye-house for the bleaching and/or dyeing of feathers. A unique process enables KLEIN KAROO International to dye even body feathers in an ever growing range of bright colours.  These are applied to create gorgeous modern and trendy fashion garments, interior design, dusters which include a computer  duster, car duster and a telescopic duster as well as lovely tourist gifts.

Feathers are stripped and manufactured into accessories such as garment fringing, multi-layer boas, shoulder capes, feather handbags, stoles, shawls, cushions and gift items.