Amber Tote Basket - Ghana, Africa

Amber Tote Basket - Ghana, Africa
Jaunty stripes add character to this large round basket made from flexible woven grasses in warm shades of autumnal orange, wheat, and earthen yellow. A wrapped grass handle for easy toting. 15 in. dia. x 16 in. h

Ghana :  Trade Aid Integrated

In the Upper East region of Ghana, over 90% of the people live below the poverty line, as identified by the Ghanaian government. Trade Aid Integrated is a non-profit organization created to find employment for the rural poor of northern Ghana. Generations of women from 19different communities near Bolgatonga, the provincial capital, have learned to weave the distinctive and brightly-colored bolga baskets,using sturdy elephant grass, which grows along rivers and streams.