Mini African Market Baskets

Handwoven in Bolgatanga, Northern Ghana, these mini African market baskets are made from elephant grass harvested along the White Volta river.

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    Mini Market Basket – Colour of your choice

    From $33

    A mini Bolga 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.

    Height: 21-25cm (height excludes handle)
    Length: 26-36cm
    Width: 15-20cm
    Each basket is handmade and unique, so dimensions may vary slightly.

    Select a basket colour from the dropdown menu to view examples of that colourway.

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    Mini Market Basket – Natural

    From $44

    Cute mini version of the classic African market baskets in natural colour. Great for carrying light & small items, as a decorative piece around the house, or for the little ones when they go shopping.

    This woven basket is the perfect African market basket. You can chose between tan or black handle.

    Material: Elephant Grass, Leather
    Height: 21-25cm (height excludes handle)
    Length: 26-36cm

    Width: 15-20cm

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  • woven colourful market basketsAfrican bolga small market basket in turquoise on a dining table

    Mini Market Basket – Unicolour

    From $44

    African mini market baskets are hand-woven from the elephant grass which grows in the rich flood plains of the White Volta near the village of Bolgatanga, Northern Ghana.

    Country of Origin: Ghana
    Material: Elephant Grass, Leather
    Height: 21-25cm (height excludes handle)
    Length: 26-36cm
    Width: 15-20cm

    The colour of the handle may vary.

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  • African bolga small market basket in turquoise on a dining tableColourful African woven baskets

    Mini Market Basket – Unicolour (Turquoise)

    From $44

    Mini African market basket, handwoven in Northern Ghana.
    Height: 21-25cm (height excludes handle)
    Length: 26-36cm
    Width: 15-20cm
    Basket handles may vary in colour.

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  • African bolga mini market basket in orange on an outdoor tableColourful African woven baskets

    Mini Market Basket – Unicolour (Orange)

    From $44

    A warm orange mini market basket, handwoven from elephant grass in Bolgatanga, Northern Ghana. Handles are finished by hand and may vary in colour.
    Height: 21-25cm (height excludes handle)
    Length: 26-36cm
    Width: 15-20cm

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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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  • 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).

  • 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).

  • 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).

  • Mini market basket with fine stripes in deep, jewel-like tones and leather-wrapped handlesFront view of the mini market basket with fine stripes in deep, jewel-like tones

    Mini Market Basket – Mankata

    $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. Fine stripes in deep, jewel-like tones wrap this handmade basket, with brighter accent lines through the pattern.

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

  • Mini market basket with broad stripes in warm and fresh tones and leather-wrapped handlesFront view of the mini market basket with broad stripes in warm and fresh tones

    Mini Market Basket – Lap

    $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. Broad stripes in warm and fresh tones cover this Bolga basket from top to bottom, with no natural sections.

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

FAQs

Mini African market baskets are compact, handwoven baskets from Bolgatanga, Northern Ghana.
Made from elephant grass with leather handles, they carry the same tight weave and craftsmanship as the full-size Bolga market basket, in a smaller, easy-to-carry size for daily errands and everyday use.

Materials: Woven from natural, sustainably harvested elephant grass, each basket is made by hand within weaving communities in Northern Ghana that have practiced this craft for generations.

Yes. Small and medium round Bolga baskets are a popular alternative, with leather or vegan handles, and a circular shape that works just as well around the home as it does for carrying.
Small round baskets sit between 20-29cm in diameter, and medium round baskets between 29-36cm.

Our market baskets come in three sizes: mini, standard, and long handle.
The mini market basket is compact enough for daily errands and easy to carry by hand. The standard market basket is a good step up in size, and the long handle version matches the standard in size but with handles up to 38cm, making it easy to carry over the shoulder.
All market basket styles are handwoven in Bolgatanga, Northern Ghana, and come in designs across a range of colours and patterns.

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 browse our individually named Market baskets, where each piece is shown on its own and the exact basket you choose is the one you’ll receive.

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.

Woman holding a mini African market basket with leather handles, handwoven in Bolgatanga, Ghana.