Elephant Grass Basket

The double thickness weave of elephant grass used in this highly skilled basket making process ensures the strength and longevity of your timeless keepsake.

Elephant grass basket.

Each basket is unique and beautiful. These can be trimmed easily with scissors. Pennisetum purpureum updated name. Plentiful elephant grass in the bolgatanga region of northern ghana is used to make these incredibly useful and durable fair trade african baskets.

The same shape as the round basket above. Generally elephant grass harvesting within 60 to 90 days yields material having highest content of crude protein cellulose he micelluloses and lignin and is best suited for basket making. When elephant grass gets wet it s pliable and you are able to use your hands to mould your basket back into it s original shape. Recently however it.

Small pieces of the grass may stick out. Pack of 12 1bas 12. Shopping ghana bolgas zulu wire baskets uganda baskets zulu ilala palm kenya beaded wire zimbabwe baskets swazi baskets. They can be reshaped or washed by getting them wet with water and forming them with your hands.

It has low water and nutrient requirements and therefore can make use of otherwise uncultivated lands. Round elephant grass basket. Approx 40 45 cm. Round elephant grass basket in natural.

Today ghana is known for its rich culture and diverse landscapes including the savannah grasslands where the weavers get the materials for these baskets. The specialized weaving process makes these baskets strong and flexible. These baskets are made from river grass known as elephant grass by local weavers in bolgatanga ghana. Especially where the handles are attached.

Handcrafted by the fra people of ghana. So if your beautiful basket has just arrived folded down in the post or you ve had years of use from your basket and it needs a little joie de. The elephant grass grows wild and is harvested dried into straw and then woven. Each case comes in assorted colors and patterns so your store will always have a great selection.

Bolga baskets are made with strong durable and flexible elephant grass. The baskets are green sustainable and long lasting. Historically this wild species has been used primarily for grazing. Weaving elephant grass baskets in ghana africa ghana was the first country in sub saharan africa to emerge from colonial rule in 1957.

African market baskets are strong durable colorful and entirely hand made. Cenchrus purpureus schumach also known as napier grass elephant grass or uganda grass is a species of perennial tropical grass native to the african grasslands. Beautifully hand woven from elephant grass these versatile baskets are strong durable long lasting.