{"product_id":"black-wavy-sculptural-basket-handwoven-ghana-art","title":"Black Wavy Sculptural Basket - Handwoven Ghana Art","description":"\u003ch2 style=\"font-family:'Cormorant Garamond',Georgia,serif;font-size:22px;font-weight:400;color:#B85C38;font-style:italic;margin:0 0 10px;line-height:1.3\"\u003eMidnight Fringe\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp style=\"font-size:15px;line-height:1.7;color:#4A3828;margin:0 0 18px\"\u003eThe deepest black in the collection, a wave form rising to a narrow collar that spills a long fringe down one side. A limited series of three.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdetails style=\"border-top:1px solid #EDE8DF;margin:0\"\u003e\u003csummary style=\"font-size:11px;font-weight:600;letter-spacing:0.12em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#2A1F14;cursor:pointer;padding:13px 0;outline:none\"\u003eThe Story\u003c\/summary\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"padding:2px 0 16px\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-size:15px;line-height:1.8;color:#4A3828;margin:0 0 12px\"\u003eThe deepest black in the collection. The body swells and folds like cloth, rises to a narrow collar, and spills a long fringe of uncut fiber down one side. It reads nearly solid from across the room and turns all texture up close.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-size:14px;line-height:1.8;color:#6B4F3A;margin:0 0 12px\"\u003eFrafra weavers in Ghana’s Upper East Region dye the elephant grass before twisting it into cord and weaving the form into wave shapes while the grass is still moist. No mold, no internal frame.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-size:15px;line-height:1.8;color:#4A3828;margin:0\"\u003eMy first shipment arrived shriveled like giant raisins. I was told to shower with them to bring the shape back, and I did. They turn pliable when wet and ease gently back into form.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-size:14px;line-height:1.8;color:#6B4F3A;margin:12px 0 0\"\u003eThis is a limited series of three, woven side by side in the same workshop. Each is woven by hand, so yours will match these photographs in form, color and scale, with the small variations that come from hands rather than molds.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"height:1px;background:#EDE8DF;margin:14px 0\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-size:13px;line-height:1.75;color:#6B4F3A;margin:0 0 16px\"\u003eBest displayed low and uncluttered, on the floor or a wide console, where the fall of the fringe can be read in full. The black grounds pale rooms and deepens earthy ones.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"height:1px;background:#EDE8DF;margin:0 0 20px\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-size:13px;line-height:1.75;color:#6B4F3A;margin:0 0 6px\"\u003eRFB buys directly from the weavers themselves and through their cooperative and tribal representatives, so each basket comes with its story intact.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0\"\u003e\u003ca style=\"color:#b85c38;font-size:12px;letter-spacing:0.12em;text-transform:uppercase;text-decoration:none;font-weight:500;border-bottom:1px solid rgba(184,92,56,0.35);padding-bottom:2px\" href=\"\/pages\/ghana-sculptural-baskets\"\u003eLearn about Ghana sculptural basket weaving →\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/details\u003e\u003cdetails style=\"border-top:1px solid #EDE8DF;margin:0\"\u003e\u003csummary style=\"font-size:11px;font-weight:600;letter-spacing:0.12em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#2A1F14;cursor:pointer;padding:13px 0;outline:none\"\u003eDetails\u003c\/summary\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"padding:2px 0 16px\"\u003e\u003cp style=\"font-size:13px;line-height:1.9;color:#4A3828;margin:0\"\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"font-weight:500;color:#2A1F14\"\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e Approx. 24″ W × 24″ H (61 × 61 cm)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"font-weight:500;color:#2A1F14\"\u003eMaterial:\u003c\/strong\u003e Naturally dyed elephant grass, deep black\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"font-weight:500;color:#2A1F14\"\u003eOrigin:\u003c\/strong\u003e Handwoven in Ghana by Frafra master weavers\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"font-weight:500;color:#2A1F14\"\u003eForm:\u003c\/strong\u003e Hairy wave form, woven into wave shapes while the grass is still moist\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"font-weight:500;color:#2A1F14\"\u003eEdition:\u003c\/strong\u003e Limited series of three, each woven by hand · SKU ASE-003\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"font-weight:500;color:#2A1F14\"\u003eFair trade:\u003c\/strong\u003e Sourced through a Bolgatanga weaving enterprise accredited by Fair for Life and For Life\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/details\u003e\u003cdetails style=\"border-top:1px solid #EDE8DF;margin:0\"\u003e\u003csummary style=\"font-size:11px;font-weight:600;letter-spacing:0.12em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#2A1F14;cursor:pointer;padding:13px 0;outline:none\"\u003eCare \u0026amp; Shipping\u003c\/summary\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"padding:2px 0 16px\"\u003e\u003cp style=\"font-size:13px;line-height:1.9;color:#4A3828;margin:0\"\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"font-weight:500;color:#2A1F14\"\u003eCare:\u003c\/strong\u003e Dust with a soft dry cloth; keep away from direct sunlight and moisture\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"font-weight:500;color:#2A1F14\"\u003eShipping:\u003c\/strong\u003e Free within the continental US · ships in 1–3 business days\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"font-weight:500;color:#2A1F14\"\u003eReturns:\u003c\/strong\u003e 14-day returns in original condition\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/details\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"height:1px;background:#EDE8DF;margin:0 0 18px\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"RFB Woven Art","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51521270153531,"sku":"ASE-003","price":1250.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0872\/0069\/4587\/files\/ASE-003-004-005-2_b9e3b7f5-0471-4f61-8a07-61c81ceec3e2.png?v=1788568344","url":"https:\/\/woven.art\/products\/black-wavy-sculptural-basket-handwoven-ghana-art","provider":"RFB Woven Art","version":"1.0","type":"link"}