African Bolga Baskets: Medium Round

Decorate with a unique, handwoven basket from Ghana!

Weavers from Bolgatanga, a village in northern Ghana, use natural materials and traditional techniques to create these beautiful baskets. The Bolga-style Market basket is a large round basket woven out of Elephant Grass, which grows along riversides. The handles are reinforced with goat-skin leather, which is naturally tanned using local seeds and red millet.

African Market Baskets is a certified Fair Trade company, meaning that all of the artisans who work with the company are paid a fair wage, guaranteed safe and comfortable working conditions, paid promptly, and are able to negotiate in order to ensure that their wages stay fair over time. 10% of sales from African Market Baskets goes to support the non-profit Weaving Hope Together. This organization provides school supplies for the children of weavers, funds healthcare for weavers and their families, maintains a community center that provides working space for over 400 weavers, and supplies mosquito nets to help curb the spread of malaria.

Please note: Due to the handmade nature of these baskets, each basket will vary in color and pattern. If you are ordering online and would like a specific basket, please email us and we can let you know which colors we currently have!

Technical Specifications:

Materials: Elephant grass, goat skin leather
Dimensions: 12-14" diameter x 7-9" tall (excluding handle)
Country of Origin: Ghana
Fair Trade Certified: Yes

Shipping on these are tricky hence the $9.95 Shipping charge.  The colors vary per basic and maybe different than what we have photographed.  Please let us email you the colros we have available and you can choose from those photo's.