Geometric Handwoven African Market Baskets
Bring a little sunshine to your everyday adventures with our Mawingu Orange African Market Basket. Handwoven in Ghana from naturally durable elephant grass, this beautiful basket features warm orange tones, colorful woven patterns, and a sturdy leather handle for easy carrying.
A longtime favorite, the traditional Ghanaian Bolga market basket combines beautiful craftsmanship with everyday practicality. Its spacious, rounded shape makes it perfect for farmers' market trips, grocery shopping, picnics, beach days, or stylish storage around the home.
Each basket is crafted from hand-dyed Kinkanhe straw, also known as elephant grass or vetiver grass. This natural material is valued for its strength and flexibility, while its cultivation can support soil and water conservation efforts.
Color & Pattern: Mawingu Orange — a beautiful assortment of orange-toned woven patterns.
Please Note: You will receive a basket in the orange color family and patterns shown. Because each basket is individually handwoven, the placement of colors and patterns may vary slightly.
Dimensions:
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Diameter: 14–16"
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Depth: 9–10"
Materials: Hand-dyed elephant grass (Kinkanhe straw) and leather
Origin: Handwoven in Ghana
Each basket is handmade, making slight variations in shape, color, pattern, and size part of its unique character.
Weaving Details
Weavers collect veta vera straw, which is at the top of the grass known locally as kinkahe, leaving the grass roots in the soil to regrow. Then each piece is split in half vertically.
Each half of the split straw is then strengthened by rolling it into a tight twist.
The straw is put in bunches and dyed in boiling water. For bright colors the straw is dyed yellow first, then the color.
Weaving Bolga baskets in Ghana
For many generations, weaving has been a traditional skill of the Gurune people of northern Ghana. Mostly done by women, basket weaving and other handicrafts supplement these subsistence farmers’ incomes.
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