GHANI: Vegan Open Weave Shopping Basket
Description
Natural and undyed, this stunning handwoven shopper features an intricate open weave design and no leather. Use yours for shopping trips and days out – GHANI will bring a dash of boho style to any outfit.
Gorgeous GHANI is crafted from Ghanaian veta vera grass – also known as Elephant Grass – which grows wild in Ghana and produces fine yet surprisingly sturdy basketry. Complete with plain woven handles, rather leather wrapped making this a vegan friendly basket.
In purchasing one of these woven totes, you support us in bringing ongoing, sustainable work to a small weaving community in rural Ghana. You can learn more about these weavers here.
Material: VETA VERA GRASS
Dimensions: W30cm x H40cm (width is measured at widest part of basket)
Please note, as this is a handmade product, dimensions & colour may vary from those shown in the photographs.
HANDMADE IN GHANA
Our Ghanaian woven baskets are a celebration of Northern Ghana’s abundant natural raw material, and the age-old weaving skills of its people: sustainable style and ethical production, through and through. In our ongoing commitment to fair trade, our baskets are produced from natural materials indigenous to the region they are woven in.
Home of the hardy veta vera grass, Ghana is where our collections of sturdier, stiffer baskets are made: woven bike baskets, square, rectangular and circular storage baskets, bolga shopping baskets, dog baskets and baby Moses baskets. Where Kenyan sisal grass creates supple and pliable baskets and bags, Ghanaian veta vera grass produces more structured baskets.We partner with 24 weaving cooperatives and over 1000 weavers in Ghana, both male and female. This portable and flexible craft means that weavers can take their work home with them if preferred, completing their weaving around other household tasks and duties to create truly fair trade baskets. Bicycle baskets and storage baskets generally take around three days to complete, and the process – as you will see from the pictures – is meticulous.
"We wish to express our heartfelt appreciation to the customers who buy our baskets, which create employment for our women in Ghana. We say thank you and we wish to continue to do business with you next year." - Asabila, Cooperative Manager – Ghana
Shop the Log Basket Collection here.
Shop the Art Basket Collection here.
Shop the Bike Basket collection here.
Shop the Square, Rectangular and Circular Floor Storage Basket collection here.
Shop the Moses Basket Collection here.
Shop the Bolga Shopping Basket collection here.
Shop the Dog Basket collection here.
