Handwoven Bolga Ghana Market Picnic Grocery Basket - Natural Brown African Woven Straw Tote for Farmers Market, Beach, Shopping & Home Decor

Product Description

* Large market basket in yellow, orange and pink colors.* Brown leather handle.* 12" length, 10" width, 13" basket height, and 5" handle height.* Dimensions may vary by an inch or two.* Handwoven basket from natural and color dyed elephant grass.* To remove creases, dampen basket in water for one minute and reshape.* Handmade by artisans in Bolgatanga, 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.