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Our large round Bolga baskets are the most popular size for everyday carrying and home storage, at approximately 36 to 42cm in diameter.
Each large round basket is woven from elephant grass in Bolgatanga, Ghana, and comes in a wide range styles, including natural straw tones, bright and earthy designs, and a unicolour collection in bold, solid hues. Leather and vegan handle options are available, and every woven basket is a one-of-a-kind piece.
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If you need more room, our Extra large Bolga baskets provide even more space for larger storage needs, while Medium Round Bolga baskets offer a more compact option for daily use, all made using the same time-honoured methods.
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A handwoven african basket with a summery, beach-toned weave, finished with leather-wrapped handles. Good for laundry, toys, or a market shop.
This basket has scratched leather with all imperfections clearly shown in the photos. The price has been adjusted accordingly.
Dimensions: Diameter 39cm, height 23cm.
A roomy and versatile basket showcasing the traditional weaving skills of Northern Ghana. Made by hand from sustainably sourced elephant grass, this large round Bolga basket combines a strong, flexible weave with generous capacity for markets, home storage, picnics and everyday carrying.
Width: 38cm
Height: 23cm (excludes handles)
A beautiful example of West African basket weaving, this large round Bolga basket is handmade in Northern Ghana by local weaving collectives. Sustainable elephant grass creates a durable yet flexible basket designed for years of practical use.
This basket has scuffs on leather with all imperfections clearly shown in the photos. The price has been adjusted accordingly.
Width: 38cm
Height: 26cm (excludes handles)
Large round Bolga baskets measure approximately 36 to 42cm across the top, the most popular size for everyday carrying and home storage.
The depth takes a full grocery shop, a stack of folded throws, or a child’s toys, while staying light enough to carry by the handles. If you need more room again, extra large Bolga baskets give even more depth in the same round shape.
With the colour of your choice option you pick a colour scheme and we’ll choose a matching basket, woven by Frafra weavers in Bolgatanga from hand-dyed elephant grass.
You can also select an individually listed basket, where the exact one photographed is the one you’ll get, or a natural or unicolour Bolga basket in a single bold shade such as navy, red, or green.
Yes, the vegan version of large round Bolga baskets is woven entirely from elephant grass, with no leather used anywhere on the basket.
The elephant grass handle is a little more delicate than a leather one, so it suits lighter loads: bread, flowers, leafy greens, scarves, or a summer blanket. For anything heavier, the sturdier leather-handled Bolga baskets are the better fit.
You can see the full vegan large Bolga baskets range across the round collection.
The colours on a large round Bolga basket come from dyeing the elephant grass before it is woven, so the colour runs through the fibres rather than sitting on the surface.
The dyed lengths are then woven by hand into the finished pattern, which is how bright designs, earthy tones, and bold unicolour baskets are all built. If you would rather have no dye at all, round natural Bolga baskets keep the pale, undyed grass.
