Natural Lacework Wing Shopper with Leather Handles
Natural Lacework Wing Shopper with Leather Handles
A stylish tote for the farmer's market, picnic, or beach, these beautiful and durable shoppers are woven from thick, tough elephant grass by artisans in the Bolgatanga region of Ghana. This roomy tote is accented by stripes of open, lacy weaving, and the handle is covered in soft leather.
Choose from brown leather or undyed natural leather handles.
Sold individually. Because this is a handcrafted item, each will vary slightly. Made from natural elephant grass and leather.
Approximate Size: 16"T x 7"W x 19"L
Made in: Ghana
Care: Rinse with cool water and reshape as needed. See our Basket Care and Reshaping page to learn more.
How to Shape your Bolga Basket
Our artisan-made African baskets can be cleaned & reshaped as needed.
A long tradition of basket weaving in Ghana
Starting from a small woven circle, Ghanaian weavers work their way out from a central point to form beautiful, distinctive Bolga baskets. Also called “market baskets,” Bolga baskets are woven from elephant grass. Weavers in the northern region of Bolgatanga excel at transforming the tough grass fiber into these iconic baskets.
Bolga basket weaving has been a traditional skill for many generations and is often a communal process. The Bolga baskets sold by Swahili African Modern are fair trade and a reliable source of income for weavers and their families. Just as the baskets begin as a small circle and expand, so does the impact of purchasing fair trade items that directly benefit, support and empower the artisans who create them.