African Market Baskets

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  • Sale! turquoise woven basketAfrican Market Basket

    Market Basket – Unicolour (Turquoise)

    From $59.25

    Our African market basket is our premium hand-woven Bolga basket, made from elephant grass in Northern Ghana.
    Each basket handle is uniquely crafted in Ghana from sustainably sourced leather offcuts. The colour of your basket’s handle may vary from the photos, adding a unique touch that reflects resourceful craftsmanship and thoughtful use of materials.

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  • Sale! woven market basketAfrican Market Basket

    Market Basket – Unicolour (Red)

    From $59.25

    Introducing our Unicoloured market baskets in Red.

    Our African market basket is our premium hand-woven Bolga basket, made from elephant grass in Northern Ghana.

    Each basket handle is uniquely crafted in Ghana from sustainably sourced leather offcuts. The colour of your basket’s handle may vary from the photos, adding a unique touch that reflects resourceful craftsmanship and thoughtful use of materials.

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  • African bolga mini market basket in green on a wooden coffee table in a living roomColourful African woven baskets

    Mini Market Basket – Unicolour (Green)

    From $44

    A bright, fresh green mini market basket, handwoven in Bolgatanga, Northern Ghana from locally sourced elephant grass. The leather handles are stitched by hand and may vary in colour.
    Height: 21-25cm (height excludes handle)
    Length: 26-36cm
    Width: 15-20cm

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  • Sale! orange bolga basketorange market basket

    Market Basket – Unicolour (Orange)

    From $59.25

    The African market basket is out premium woven basket, handmade from elephant grass in Northern Ghana.
    Each basket handle is uniquely crafted in Ghana from sustainably sourced leather offcuts.
    The colour of your basket’s handle may vary from the photos, adding a unique touch that reflects resourceful craftsmanship and thoughtful use of materials.

    Select optionsLoading Done This product has multiple variants. The options may be chosen on the product page
  • Sale! woven unicolour basket - yellowAfrican Market Basket

    Market Basket – Unicolour (Yellow)

    From $59.25

    Introducing our Unicoloured market baskets in Yellow.

    Our African market basket is our premium hand-woven Bolga basket, made from elephant grass in Northern Ghana.

    Each basket handle is uniquely crafted in Ghana from sustainably sourced leather offcuts. The colour of your basket’s handle may vary from the photos, adding a unique touch that reflects resourceful craftsmanship and thoughtful use of materials.

    Select optionsLoading Done This product has multiple variants. The options may be chosen on the product page
  • Classic market basket with an open weave and multicolour patterned bands and leather-wrapped handlesFront view of the classic market basket with an open weave and multicolour patterned bands

    Classic Market Basket – Tano

    $87

    A classic market basket in a tall U-shape, woven from elephant grass in Bolgatanga, Ghana, with leather-wrapped handles. This is an open weave basket, with design gaps between sections of solid tight weaving. Stripes and fine patterned bands in a multicolour mix run around this handwoven basket.

    Dimensions: Width 27cm, length 50cm. Height: 36cm (excludes handle).

  • Mini market basket with warm, earthy stripes on a natural weave and leather-wrapped handlesFront view of the mini market basket with warm, earthy stripes on a natural weave

    Mini Market Basket – Franz

    $48

    A mini shopping basket woven from sustainable elephant grass, features durable leather handles. Compact in size, lightweight, and handy when you only need to carry a few items. Warm, earthy stripes and a single darker band run across a natural weave on this Bolga basket.

    Dimensions: Width 15cm, length 29cm. Height: 22cm (excludes handle).

  • Mini market basket with bright rim bands over a soft, earthy patterned body and leather-wrapped handlesFront view of the mini market basket with bright rim bands over a soft, earthy patterned body

    Mini Market Basket – Afotey

    $48

    A mini shopping basket woven from sustainable elephant grass, features durable leather handles. Compact in size, lightweight, and handy when you only need to carry a few items. Bright bands at the rim sit above a patterned body in soft, earthy tones on this woven basket.

    Dimensions: Width 15cm, length 29cm. Height: 22cm (excludes handle).

  • Classic market basket with broad deep-toned bands and chequered sections and leather-wrapped handlesFront view of the classic market basket with broad deep-toned bands and chequered sections

    Classic Market Basket – Adisa

    $87

    A classic market basket in a tall U-shape, woven from elephant grass in Bolgatanga, Ghana, with leather-wrapped handles. Broad bands in deep tones alternate with chequered sections on this handmade basket, with a natural base.

    Dimensions: Width 24cm, length 42cm. Height: 35cm (excludes handle).

  • Mini market basket with a bold chequered band in deep tones and leather-wrapped handlesFront view of the mini market basket with a bold chequered band in deep tones

    Mini Market Basket – Botey

    $48

    A mini shopping basket woven from sustainable elephant grass, features durable leather handles. Compact in size, lightweight, and handy when you only need to carry a few items. A bold chequered band in deep tones sits across the middle of this handwoven basket, with a warm stripe beneath and natural weave above and below.

    Dimensions: Width 15cm, length 29cm. Height: 22cm (excludes handle).

  • Classic market basket with stripes and checked bands in warm and fresh tones and leather-wrapped handlesFront view of the classic market basket with stripes and checked bands in warm and fresh tones

    Classic Market Basket – Kito

    $87

    A classic market basket in a tall U-shape, woven from elephant grass in Bolgatanga, Ghana, with leather-wrapped handles. Warm and fresh tones alternate in stripes and checked bands on this Bolga basket, from rim to base.

    Dimensions: Width 23cm, length 49cm. Height: 35cm (excludes handle).

  • Mini market basket with a dark geometric pattern with a bright rim accent and leather-wrapped handlesFront view of the mini market basket with a dark geometric pattern with a bright rim accent

    Mini Market Basket – Odai

    $48

    A mini shopping basket woven from sustainable elephant grass, features durable leather handles. Compact in size, lightweight, and handy when you only need to carry a few items. A dark geometric pattern fills most of this African basket, with a bright accent at the rim and a natural base.

    Dimensions: Width 15cm, length 29cm. Height: 22cm (excludes handle).

FAQs

African market baskets are handwoven shopping baskets from Bolgatanga, northern Ghana, woven from elephant grass.
They’re one of the most recognised forms of Bolga weaving: a structured carrying basket with leather handles, built to hold a full load and still look the part.
The leather is sustainable offcut hide, wrapped by specialist leather workers over a grass core.
Bashiri carries market baskets with standard handles, long handles for shoulder carry, and a mini market size.
Each basket reflects a different weaving approach, from open, light-filled patterns to tightly woven designs with a rich, detailed finish.

African market baskets are designed for carrying and everyday use, with a structured shape and sturdy handles that make them easy to hold or carry over the shoulder. They’re typically deeper and more open at the top than storage-focused basket styles.

Other carry options include shoulder Bolga bags, oval Bolga baskets, and Mega wawa baskets, all handwoven and designed for everyday use.

Our market baskets are available with standard handles, long handles, or in a mini market size, and can be woven in either an open weave or a closed weave, depending on the design and level of spacing between fibres.


You can choose your basket in two ways. With Colour of Your Choice, you select your preferred colour tones and we choose a basket to match, or choose from individually named baskets, where each piece is shown on its own and you receive the exact basket pictured.

Woven market baskets are packed to help maintain their shape in transit and are shipped from Australia. Shipping costs and delivery timeframes are calculated at checkout based on your location and order size. We offer free shipping Australia-wide on orders over $90.
Full details are available on our shipping page.

Handwoven African market basket with leather handles, showing natural colour variation and traditional weaving