Brand: Africa in a Basket
Color: Red Green
Features:
- Small pot basket .
- Measures approx. 8" length, 8" width, 6" height and 3" handle height.
- Use as kitchen storage for onions, garlic or potatoes. Also can be used as centerpiece bowl to hold keys, remotes and other trinkets.
- Made from locally harvested elephant grass.
- Made in Bolgatanga district of Ghana.
Details: * Small pot basket with handle.* Natural, and dyed colors.* 9" length, 9" width, 6" height, and 3" handle height.* Dimensions may vary by an inch or two.* Handwoven basket from natural and color dyed elephant grass.* To remove creases, dampen basket in water for one minute and reshape.* Handmade by artisans in Bolgatanga, Ghana. --------------------------------- Our vibrant colorful baskets are made by a women's artisan co-operative in the Bolgatanga region in Northern Ghana. Artisans weave baskets using Veta Vera grass, a tropical grass grown in Southern Ghana. The grass is harvested, stored, and transported from Southern Ghana to Northern Ghana. Elephant grass is dyed, dried, twined, and woven into a basket. Grass staws are carefully selected by the weaver before weaving. It takes 3 days to weave a medium size basket. These baskets are exclusively woven in the Bolgatanga region in Northern Ghana. Basket weaving is a major contributor to the Bolgatanga economy. Around 22% of their population is involved in weaving baskets.
