Bolga Sun Hat African Handwoven Straw Sun Hat buy Vibrant Bolga Straw Sun Hat Decorative Hat Wall Art One-size Handwoven in North-East Ghana

Bolga Sun Hat African Handwoven Straw Sun Hat Vibrant Bolga Straw Hat Decorative Hat Wall Art One-size Handwoven in North-East Ghana

These Hats are very well handmade and made by highly skilled weavers with high quality African materials, very spacious and light weight, versatile and perfect for all your special events l. (Please see pictures for fine woven detail)

Great as a gift for family and friends for something unique, handmade and special.

Made in the North of Ghana from around Bolgatanga, our traditional Bolga fan is strong and beautiful.

For weaving a basic cross is made out of strong (undyed and untwisted) straw. Around this cross the uprights are set up and added and the round are woven. So a basket with relatively strong but flexible texture is made.

Two types of weaving are done (and most weavers only know one of them): It is double weaving (two uprights and thin straw) and single weaving (one upright and thicker straw). If the basket has reached its size a mouth has to be done. Here uprights are combined and bundled round. The handle is woven inside that mouth, is combined in the middle and bundled round with straw. The end of the straws on the baskets are cut with a blade.

The Bolga Basket Weaver

In north-east of Ghana, near to the border to Burkina Faso, Bolgatanga is situated, where the Frafra are the original settlers. (Scientifically spoken the Frafra are a larger ethical group, and the weavers belong to the smaller tribe of the Gurunsi. In Ghana however the weavers call themselves Frafras.) In this area about 120.000 people are living and not in every house or compound families or villages weaving is a predominant vocation

An average of four baskets a week can be done by a woman, who has her housework, firewood collection, water bringing, washing and children care during the whole day. So she can achieve an additional income of Cedis 16000, which is equivalent to 4 kg of millet, which is the basic stable food in the region.

Every man/woman is working on her/his own basket. They buy their own straw, and mostly dye it alone, twist it themselves and weave each a basket. For weaving they sit in their house or compound on the floor or under the tree. Mostly weavers work alone, or in small company, hardly in huge groups.

Despite the fact, that Basket weaving is mainly a part-time occupation the permanent market for Baskets made it possible for weavers to improve their livelihood in their villages and compounds: more permanent structures are put up (cement and roofing sheets), household utilities are bought (LPG Gas cookers, Radios) and bicycles and even motorbikes are in many compounds.

Women and men are working separately in the Basket weaving. They organise themselves, around their compounds into groups, who have a group leader. The leaders are responsible for contracts and Sales; however prices and incomes are discussed and shared within the group.

EACH buy PURCHASE MAKES A DIRECT POSITIVE IMPACT TO THE HARDWORKING YOUNG WOMEN, MEN AND THEIR FAMILIES IN NORTHERNGHANA.

*Proudly made with love in Bolga, dispatched and shipped directly from Ghana, we will try our best to ensure your product/s reach you safe, secure and in a timely manner*

We Ship via Ghana Post with Tracking and Courier service through its Express Mail Service EMS (Available on request) Once order/s is/are made, item/s will be dispatched within 3 working days and the estimated delivery time is 2 weeks from dispatching.

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