Small Turquoise Pot Basket

● Small natural and blue turquoise pot basket. ● Measures approx 8" length, 8" width, 6" height and 3" handle height ● Use as kitchen storage for onions, garlic or potatoes. ● Hand woven from locally harvested and colorful dyed elephant grass. ● Made in Bolgatanga district of Ghana. Baskets are popular as Bolga baskets or Ghana baskets. ---------------------- 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 popu