Product Description
- Market basket in blue, green and natural colors with leather handles.
- Measures approx. 12" length, 10" width, 13" basket height, and 5" handle height. Dimensions may vary by an inch or two.
- Use as shopping basket or as small space storage bin.
- Made from locally harvested elephant grass. These grass baskets can be reshaped by wetting the basket for 5 minutes. When the basket is wet, you can mold it to your desired shape and letting it dry.
- Made in Bolgatanga district of Ghana.
Our vibrant colorful baskets are made by a women's artisan co-operative in the Bolgatanga region in Northern Ghana.
Artisans weave baskets using Veta Vera grass, a tropical grass grown in Southern Ghana. The grass is harvested, stored, and transported from Southern Ghana to Northern Ghana. Elephant grass is dyed, dried, twined, and woven into a basket. Grass staws are carefully selected by the weaver before weaving. It takes 3 days to weave a medium size basket. These baskets are exclusively woven in the Bolgatanga region in Northern Ghana.
Basket weaving is a major contributor to the Bolgatanga economy. Around 22% of their population is involved in weaving baskets.
Product Information
- Market basket in blue, green and natural colors with leather handles.
- Measures approx. 12" length, 10" width, 13" basket height, and 5" handle height. Dimensions may vary by an inch or two.
- Use as shopping basket or as small space storage bin.
- Made from locally harvested elephant grass. These grass baskets can be reshaped by wetting the basket for 5 minutes. When the basket is wet, you can mold it to your desired shape and letting it dry.
- Made in Bolgatanga district of Ghana.
