A note from Jen — Ghana wavy baskets stopped me in my tracks the first time i saw them: wiggly, unstructured, unlike any basket I had followed before. My first shipment arrived shriveled like giant raisins, and I was told to shower with them to bring the shape back. I did! Woven by a cooperative that builds clean-water wells in its weaving villages.

Ĥu hajim — thank you, from the Wounaan · ❤️ Jen at RFB Woven Art

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    Tall Collar Hairy Basket – geometric motif – woven basket – baskets – handwoven in Ghana
    Close-up zigzag pattern hairy weave texture Ghana basket traditional craftsmanship
    Tall Collar Hairy Basket - Zigzag Weave Decorative Art
    $1,450.00
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    Dark indigo sculptural woven vessel on a low wood table in a bright living room
    Sculptural dark indigo woven vessel with folded peaks on a white background
    Indigo Swell Basket - Handwoven Ghana
    $1,150.00
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    Large natural woven vessel with a wispy fibre fringe on a wood floor in a bright room
    Sculptural natural woven vessel with a shaggy raffia fringe on top, on white
    Hairy Natural Wavy Basket - Wild Grass Form, Handwoven Ghana
    $1,250.00
    Sculptural natural woven vessel on a wood coffee table beside a leather sofa
    Sculptural natural woven vessel with a folded rim on a rustic wood bench
    Natural Wave Basket - Handmade Decorative Art
    $1,150.00
    Red sculptural fringed vessel on a patterned rug in a room with wall masks
    Sculptural red woven vessel with a spiky fibrous fringe on top, on white
    Hairy Red Wavy Basket - Oxblood Wave, Handwoven Ghana
    $1,250.00
    Sculptural red woven vessel with a fibrous fringe on a plinth in a bright living room
    Sculptural red woven vessel with a spiky red fringe, angled view on white
    Hairy Red Wavy Basket - Ember Form, Handwoven Ghana
    $1,250.00

    RFB sources these XL sculptural forms through African Straw Enterprise Ltd. (ASE), a Fair Trade certified enterprise (2023) founded by Coleman Atubilla that works with more than 5,000 women weavers across 13 villages in northern Ghana. Weavers receive 90% of their earnings upfront, and a portion of every sale is reinvested in their villages: four boreholes built so far for clean drinking water, plus ongoing support for school fees. Handwoven from elephant grass, woven into wave shapes while moist or left with hairy texture, these are statement pieces — not shopping baskets. Every RFB purchase supports that work.

    Standard Bolga baskets are widely available at $30–80 elsewhere. These are a different category entirely, custom-scaled for interior use as floor sculpture. Each piece is hand-harvested, split by hand, naturally dyed, coiled over days of sustained work, and finished with a razor blade trim that alone takes a full day.

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    Frequently Asked Questions

    Oversized, architecturally bold woven forms from Bolgatanga in Ghana's Upper East Region — wavy silhouettes, hairy textures, and XL floor pieces designed as statement art. They come from the same weavers as the familiar Bolga market tote, but at a custom scale the export market doesn't typically produce.

    Elephant grass — also called Napier grass, known to Bolgatanga weavers as kinkahe. Each straw is split by hand, twisted to strengthen the fiber, and dyed with natural plant pigments before weaving. The grass is harvested so the roots stay in the soil and regrow the next season.

    The Gurune people, also called Frafra, of Bolgatanga. Farming there is only viable April through July, so for the other eight months weaving is the primary household income. RFB sources through African Straw Enterprise Ltd. (ASE), a Fair Trade certified enterprise (2023) working with more than 5,000 women weavers across 13 villages.

    A medium piece takes several days. An XL sculptural floor basket takes a week or more from grass preparation through finishing — and the final razor-blade trim alone takes a full day. One wrong cut can damage a week of weaving.

    Wavy forms are woven into wave shapes while the grass is still moist; the curves lock in as it dries — no mold, no template. Hairy baskets leave the grass ends untrimmed and proud of the surface, catching light differently through the day. Both are formed entirely by hand.

    Yes. ASE weavers receive 90% of their earnings upfront, and a portion of every sale is reinvested in their villages — four boreholes built so far for clean drinking water, plus ongoing support for school fees. Every RFB purchase supports that work.

    Dust with a soft dry cloth and keep out of direct sunlight and moisture to protect the natural dyes. And no — every piece is one of one. Once it sells, it's gone and never restocked.