African Market Baskets

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  • Sale! Mini market basket with a dark zigzag pattern on a natural weave and leather-wrapped handlesFront view of the mini market basket with a dark zigzag pattern on a natural weave

    Mini Market Basket – Joker

    Original price was: $48.Current price is: $42.

    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 zigzag pattern runs across a natural weave on this African basket, finished with warm stripes near the base.

    This basket has some scuffing on the leather, with all imperfections clearly shown in the photos. The price has been adjusted accordingly.

    Dimensions: Width 16cm, length 30cm. Height: 23cm (excludes handle).

  • Sale! Mini market basket with close stripes in deep and bright tones and leather-wrapped handlesFront view of the mini market basket with close stripes in deep and bright tones

    Mini Market Basket – Flush

    Original price was: $48.Current price is: $40.

    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. Close stripes in deep and bright tones fill the body of this Bolga basket, with a natural rim at the top.

    This basket has a small imperfection in the leather, with all imperfections clearly shown in the photos. The price has been adjusted accordingly.

    Dimensions: Width 16cm, length 30cm. Height: 23cm (excludes handle).

  • Sale! Long handle market basket with a geometric diamond band in deep, cool tones and leather-wrapped handlesFront view of the long handle market basket with a geometric diamond band in deep, cool tones

    Long Handle Market Basket – Knockout

    Original price was: $90.Current price is: $80.

    The long handle market basket is Bashiri’s premium Bolga basket, woven from elephant grass, with handles long enough to carry over the shoulder. A natural top gives way to a band of deep, cool tones woven into a geometric diamond pattern, set low on this woven basket.

    This basket has minor scuffing in the leather, with all imperfections clearly shown in the photos. The price has been adjusted accordingly.

    Dimensions: Width 26cm, length 53cm. Height: 33cm (excludes handle).

  • Classic market basket with warm, earthy stripes around a dark diamond pattern and leather-wrapped handlesFront view of the classic market basket with warm, earthy stripes around a dark diamond pattern

    Classic Market Basket – Kofi

    $87

    A classic market basket in a tall U-shape, woven from elephant grass in Bolgatanga, Ghana, with leather-wrapped handles. Warm, earthy stripes surround a dark diamond pattern on this handwoven basket, with a natural base.

    Dimensions: Width 24cm, length 44cm. Height: 35cm (excludes handle).

  • Sale! Mini market basket with bold stripes in bright warm and cool tones and leather-wrapped handlesFront view of the mini market basket with bold stripes in bright warm and cool tones

    Mini Market Basket – Trick

    Original price was: $48.Current price is: $42.

    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. Bold stripes in bright warm and cool tones wrap around this woven basket from rim to base.

    This basket has some scratching on the leather, with all imperfections clearly shown in the photos. The price has been adjusted accordingly.

    Dimensions: Width 16cm, length 30cm. Height: 23cm (excludes handle).

  • Sale! Classic market basket with bold multicolour bands around a dark diamond pattern and leather-wrapped handlesFront view of the classic market basket with bold multicolour bands around a dark diamond pattern

    Classic Market Basket – Amara

    Original price was: $87.Current price is: $80.

    A classic market basket in a tall U-shape, woven from elephant grass in Bolgatanga, Ghana, with leather-wrapped handles. Bold multicolour bands frame a dark diamond pattern through the middle of this African basket.

    This basket has a minor stain on the handle, with all imperfections clearly shown in the photos. The price has been adjusted accordingly.

    Dimensions: Width 25cm, length 50cm. Height: 35cm (excludes handle).

  • Sale! Mini market basket with a deep-toned diamond band and warm accent stripes and leather-wrapped handlesFront view of the mini market basket with a deep-toned diamond band and warm accent stripes

    Mini Market Basket – Sleuth

    Original price was: $48.Current price is: $42.

    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. This handmade basket keeps a natural base, with a deep-toned band and diamond pattern through the middle and warm accent stripes either side.

    This basket has some scratching on the leather, with all imperfections clearly shown in the photos. The price has been adjusted accordingly.

    Dimensions: Width 16cm, length 28cm. Height: 23cm (excludes handle).

  • Sale! Long handle market basket with fine stripes in muted tones on a natural base and leather-wrapped handlesFront view of the long handle market basket with fine stripes in muted tones on a natural base

    Long Handle Market Basket – Daicos

    Original price was: $90.Current price is: $75.

    The long handle market basket is Bashiri’s premium Bolga basket, woven from elephant grass, with handles long enough to carry over the shoulder. This one pairs a natural base with fine stripes in deeper, muted tones, repeated in an even rhythm from rim to base across the handwoven body.

    This basket has a scar on the leather, with all imperfections clearly shown in the photos. The price has been adjusted accordingly.

    Dimensions: Width 26cm, length 53cm. Height: 33cm (excludes handle).

  • Extra large market basket, lime green, teal and orange stripes over natural straw, with rounded leather handlesAngled view of the lime green, teal and orange extra large market basket with rounded handles

    Extra Large Market Basket – Antelope

    $135

    A market basket woven in lime green, teal and orange stripes over natural straw, with rounded leather handles for carrying by hand.

    Dimensions: Width 27cm, height 37cm, length 58cm

  • Extra large market basket, lime green, teal and orange stripes over natural straw, with slim leather handlesAngled view of the lime green, teal and orange extra large market basket

    Extra Large Market Basket – Branches

    $135

    A market basket woven in lime green, teal and orange stripes over natural straw, with slim curved leather handles for carrying by hand.

    Dimensions: Width 25cm, height 39cm, length 55cm

  • Extra large market basket, teal, mustard and brown stripes over natural straw, with leather handlesAngled view of the teal, mustard and brown extra large market basket

    Extra Large Market Basket – Canopy

    $135

    A market basket woven in teal, mustard and brown stripes over natural straw, with two rounded leather handles for carrying by hand.

    Dimensions: Width 24cm, height 40cm, length 60cm

  • patterned long handle market basket woven from elephant grass

    Long Handle Market Basket – Allsorts

    $90

    Combining traditional West African craftsmanship with a practical long handle design, this Bolga market basket is ideal for shopping, markets and everyday use. Handwoven in Northern Ghana from durable elephant grass, every basket has its own individual colours and character.

    Width: 24cm
    Height: 27cm (excludes handle)
    Length:
    45cm

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