HANDMADE IN GHANA

Intricate, functional, and globally conscious.

Have a hard time with storage and organizing? Our lidded boxes are perfect for just about anything! They can be used as storage for paper rolls, kids (or dogs!) toys, dry foods or as a beautiful focal point in your home office or living room.

Specifications:

• Approximately 11” W x 11” H
• Fair Trade
• Made in Ghana
• Products are made of elephant grass
• Organic dyes are used to dye the grass
• Profiled weaver tag is attached to each product

*These delicately textured and handcrafted woven baskets were made by groups of women in intimate communities in the Bolgatanga region of Ghana in an ethical, fair trade environment.

Care Instructions:

• To clean or re-shape your basket, simply wet it with cool water, shape it as needed, and allow it to air dry.
• The basket should be watered once a year to hydrate the straw and keep it supple.
• Avoid using chemicals or detergents.
• Elephant grass can take new forms in transit, easily reshape by spraying with water and using your hands to shape back into your preferred form.
  

Meaning & Purpose

The material used for weaving in Bolgatanga is elephant grass, this grass is only available in the southern part of Ghana, Kumasi to be precise. The grasses are harvested and dried up, a process which might take up to three (3) days. It is then tied together in big bundles and transported to the Bolga markets. This is where most of the weavers buy their raw materials. The straw grass is further processed before weaving begins.

1. Straw is collected and splitted then rolled/twisted for texture.
2. Straw is dyed to give a vibrant color before weaving begins.