Green Lace Shopping Tote
Fresh, leafy, and light, the green lace shopping tote is a Bolga basket with a decorative openwork weave.
Woven in Ghana from tough Bolga elephant grass and finished with a leather-wrapped handle, the lace weave keeps it airy while staying sturdy for real use. This is the green colorway. Every tote is handmade and fairly traded.
Carry it to the market or the beach, or use it as a pretty catchall at home.
You will receive one basket nearly identical to the one pictured. Reshape by briefly dipping in water (keep the leather dry), shaping by hand and letting it dry.
Product Size: Approximately 13-15 Inches in Diameter X 10-12 Inches in Height
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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