Internationally known as Bolga baskets, the baskets are exclusively woven by the indigenous people of a historical town in Northern Ghana called Bolgatanga. Bolgatanga means soft soil, rocky land.
Weaving has been a traditional skill of for the people of Bolgatanga for several generations. The geographical land area of Bolgatanga is not fertile enough for extensive agricultural activities. Bolgatanga has an erratic rainfall pattern and generally harsh weather conditions therefore; handicraft activities such as basket weaving, leather work and pottery are undertaken mostly by the women to supplement their incomes from the subsistence of farming activities.
Today, the Bolga basket has become an object of tourist attraction. It is often imitated however, just like all other imitated products, the Bolga basket is differentiated from the non-authentic ones because it is made with “veta vera” grass. This grass grows along the banks of rivers, streams and swampy areas in Bolgatanga.
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