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Baraka Bolga Baskets

CAD $25.79

Our Bolga baskets are handmade in small communities using traditional methods. The women gather together to make the baskets to earn extra income to support their children and families. Each basket is completely unique and handcrafted just for you so the colors may vary.

PRODUCT INFORMATION

A unique, hand-woven creation made by artists, the colours vary and may not be as shown.

SPECIFICATIONS

BASKET NAME	APPROXIMATE DIMENSIONS
Baby Basket	17cm diameter, 18cm to top of handle, 12cm to top of sides
Baby Moses Bassinet	76cm long, 30cm from base to top at head end, 20cm from base to top at foot end, 40cm wide
Bicycle Basket	28cm long, 20cm wide, 23cm from base to top
Bread Basket	46cm long, 18cm wide, 16cm from base to top of basket
Dog Bed Basket	Dog Bead Basket Medium- 70cm long, 48cm wide, 30cm from base to top Dog Bed Basket Large- 80cm long, 60cm wide, 30cm from base to top
Fruit Basket with Lid	32cm diameter top, 24cm at bottom and 19cm high (40cm to top of handles)
Heavy Duty Basket	40cm to top of handle, 37cm long by 23cm wide at bottom, 26cm to top of the sides
Lady’s Handbag	55cm to top of handles, 25cm long by 25cm wide at bottom, 24cm to top of sides
Lady’s Purse with Flap	85cm to top of handles, 24cm long by 13cm wide at bottom, 36cm to top of sides
Lady’s Purse	35cm to top of handle, 18cm diameter at bottom, 28cm to top of sides
Laundry Basket	40cm diameter, 50cm tall
Medium Size Basket	25cm diameter, 23cm to top of handle, 15cm to top of sides
Mini U-Shopper	35cm to top of handle, 7cm long by 7cm wide at bottom, 19cm to top of sides
Natural Round	Natural Round -35cm to top of handle, 40cm diameter, 20cm to top of sides Natural Round Mini -17cm diameter, 18cm to top of handle, 12cm to top of sides
Net Round	35cm to top of handle, 40cm diameter, 20cm to top of sides
Oval Basket	44cm to top of handle, 43cm long by 20cm wide at bottom and top, 30cm to top of sides
Round Basket	35cm to top of handle, 40cm diameter, 20cm to top of sides
Serving Tray	45cm long from handle to handle, 35cm wide, 22cm diameter at bottom, 6cm to top of sides
Special Oval	43cm to top of handles, 40cm long by 20cm wide at bottom, 44cm long by 24cm wide at top, 18cm to top of sides
Special Round	38cm to top of handles, 44cm diameter at bottom, 23cm diameter at top, 28cm to top of handles
Straw Hat	40cm diameter brim, 21cm diameter head, 12cm from brim to top, 15cm diameter top
U-Shopper Basket	25cm diameter bottom, 55cm to top of handles, height 40cm to top of high side and 34cm to top of low side, top is about 40 cm diameter
V-Shopper Basket	48cm to top of handles, 31cm long by 17cm wide at bottom, 38cm long by 26cm wide at top, 32cm to top of side

SHIPPING & RETURNS

We ship worldwide from our fulfillment centre in North America. At checkout you can see shipping options and costs. If you would like to arrange your own shipping please select warehouse pickup and send us an email to confirm. We can provide you with shipping and pickup details for your courier of choice.

We hope you love your Baraka products. If you are unsatisfied for any reason though, we offer no hassle returns with no time limit, just contact us.

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Handcrafted Bolga Baskets

FROM OUR HANDS TO YOURS

In small communities, far away from the retail stores that so many of us take for granted, people have learned over hundreds of years to be resourceful and creative. Each basket is carefully crafted by hand to be simple, beautiful, yet functional.

COMPLETELY UNIQUE

The colors are inspired by the women who make them, so each basket is completely unique and crafted for you.

COMMUNITY IMPACT

Every time you purchase from Baraka you have a direct impact on the women, families, and communities in northern Ghana. Not only does your order provide the dignity of income to hardworking women but enables us to support the Bolgatanga communities with modern training, quality control and microcredit facilities.

Traditional & Fair-Trade

They are Hand Made in small communities, far away from the fashions and retail outlets that so many of us take for granted, people have learned over hundreds of years to be resourceful and creative. And you would be hard-pushed to find a more striking and valued example than the Bolga Basket.

Designed to work hard and still look beautiful, these baskets are like all the very best inventions - simple yet incredibly effective, both as convenience tools and objects to admire in their own right.

RESHAPING YOUR BASKET

Dip the basket in cold water for 1 minute.
Remove from water and let it absorb the moisture for 5 minutes.
Bend the basket to reshape and allow it to dry.

WHY CHOOSE BARAKA

Handcrafted by women in Ghana using age-old techniques passed down through generations. Centuries of practice has taught them how to extract every bit of goodness from the shea nut, and that quality is now passed on in every package of shea butter and all the products made from it.