Fair trade African Market Basket is handwoven from hand dyed Kinkanhe straw and comes with a sturdy leather handle. Assorted. The small basket is about the size of a cantaloupe and makes a great gift basket, knitting caddy or nightstand catch-all, and is an Easter egg hunt best seller. The medium and large container or utility baskets can be used as a: beach or picnic basket, weekender, farmer's market basket, grocery or shopping bag, hamper, home decor basket, tabletop centerpiece, or for storage. The Kinkanhe straw used to make our traditional Ghanaian Bolga market basket is also known as Vetiver or elephant grass, and aids in soil and water conservation, helping smallholder farmers with environmental rehabilitation efforts, including erosion control, runoff retention and remediation of polluted land and water.
Dimensions: Medium: 9"-11"; depth 6"-8" Materials: elephant grass, leather