Small Round Bolga Basket – Kweku

$40

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A small round Bolga basket woven in Bolgatanga, Ghana, with a leather-wrapped handle. Deep tones frame a bright chequered band through the middle of this woven basket, under a natural rim.

Dimensions: Diameter 22cm. Height: 13cm (excludes handle).

Only 1 left in stock

Description

small woven basket, handmade in bolgatan. in bright colours, held by hand

small round bolga basket

Compact and considered, this small round Bolga basket is sized for a bedside table, a kitchen bench, or a shelf that needs a little order.
It holds what you reach for most without taking over the space.

FAQs

Who makes small round Bolga baskets?
Small round Bolga baskets are coiled by Frafra weavers in Bolgatanga, Upper East Region of Ghana, with one weaver making the whole basket from start to finish.
One of Our Weavers is Azuma Ayaw, a graduate who paid for her own education by weaving round, oval, and pot baskets.
She still listens to local news on the radio while she weaves.

What other sizes and styles of round Bolga basket are available?
Round Bolga baskets come in small, medium, large, and extra large, all coiled from the same elephant grass.
Alongside the multicoloured and natural designs, unicolour round baskets come in single shades such as navy, turquoise, and orange, and vegan round baskets replace the leather with an elephant grass handle in small, medium, and large.
Extra large round baskets come with a leather handle only.

Additional information

Weight 2 kg
Dimensions 1 × 1 × 1 cm