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How to shape your baskets ?
In the video below, Simon shows us how to shape our beautiful bolga baskets. All you need is a water source and some sun! If you’ve ordered in bulk and…
New: High Top Hats ?
Summer’s almost here and we’ve just received a new batch of beautiful bolga high top hats. Each hat is unique, handwoven from sustainable Kinkanhe straw in the Bolgatanga region of Ghana,…
Spotted: Bashiri & Friends ☺️
Our baskets have been spotted all over Australia and we’re loving the snaps shared on instagram by our friends & wholesalers. Don’t forget to tag us in your photos, we’d…
Spotted: Cartagena, Colombia
Delighted to have our bolga baskets featured in Esteban Cortazar’s pop up store in Cartagena, Colombia ? Our selection of round baskets can be found here – available in small,…
Weaving: An infinite tradition in Ghana
Simon travelled 1000km north of the capital city of Accra over the weekend to visit our friends and artists in Northern Ghana. These women have been weaving their entire lives,…
Sun smart & super cute, a recipe
Recipe for a cool & cute summer (under 5 minutes) Take one bolga fan, one bolga basket and one bolga hat. Add them all together, and voila —…
The Uniqueness of Bolga
Lying in the Red Volta River Valley of North Ghana is the colourful town of Bolgatana. Commonly known as Bolga, this district capital is one of Ghana’s famous market cities…
Bateba Statues of the Lobi People
The Lobi are an ethnic group that originated in what is today Ghana. The name Lobi originates from two Lobiri words; lou (meaning forest) and bi (meaning children), literally ‘Children…
Satimbe masks of the Dogon
Masks hold a deep cultural significance in West African societies and they are used as part of social and religious rituals. It is believed that they protect those wearing them,…
Dogon Dancers; Connecting the Sun and Earth
Dogon masks have become known as the most acclaimed masks amongst tribal art collections and have also influenced renowned Western 20th-century artists such as Pablo Picasso and Georges Braque, as…
Sélim Harbi – Behind the masks in West Africa
Documentary photographer and filmmaker Sélim Harbi, is passionate about the African continent, its history and cultures. He is the co-founder of Afreekyama; a pan-african photojournalism and multimedia storytelling collective. In 2014…
Fang masks and sculptures
The Fang ethnic group is part of the greater Bantu tribe of central Africa, which includes the countries Guinea, Cameroon and Gabon. Previously, the Fang people migrated around central Africa. Today, Fang…