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  • Red handwoven Bolga sculpture basket with a wide, folded opening and twisting elephant-grass form, by Nanasei Agyemang, Ghana
  • Top-down view into a red woven elephant-grass basket showing the interior weave and sculpted rim
  • Red Bolga sculpture basket styled on a white stair newel post in a bright living room
  • Red and green Bolga sculpture baskets side by side, showing two handwoven elephant-grass forms by Nanasei Agyemang
  • Red Bolga sculpture basket styled on a white stair newel post in a bright living room
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The Poppy — Red Bolga Sculpture Basket

$625.00
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Deep red elephant grass, woven row on row and then turned. The basket lifts into a high, curling crest on one side and folds low on the other, so it reads like a poppy just opening or a ribbon caught in a breeze. The weave is fine and even, and the surface holds a soft, matte texture that catches light along every twist. Set it low where you can look into it: on a bench, a sideboard, or the floor by a chair.

Bolga baskets have carried grain, seed and household goods in Ghana’s Upper East Region for generations. In Nanasei Agyemang’s hands, and those of the Bolgatanga weavers he trains, the same grass is softened in water and bent into forms that sit somewhere between vessel and sculpture. No two are alike, and this is the only one. 

Approx. 18 in H × 20 in L × 11 in W (46 × 51 × 28 cm) · 3 lbs · Hand-harvested elephant grass · Handwoven in Ghana by Nanasei Agyemang

Dimensions

Approx. 18 in H × 20 in L × 11 in W (46 × 51 × 28 cm)

Origin

Ghana

MATERIALS

Hand-harvested elephant grass naturally dyed

STORY

From Nanasei Agyemang, a Ghanaian artist and master weaver who returned to his roots in Ghana’s Upper East Region after studying in Arizona and living in Denver, Colorado. Working with artisans in Bolgatanga, Nanasei is leading a new generation of Bolga weaving. His baskets are softened in water and shaped by hand into organic forms that feel as much like sculpture as vessel. Every piece creates work for local artisans and carries a generations-old tradition into a new sculptural language. No two are ever the same.

Care Instructions

Gently wipe with a dry cloth. Keep away from direct moisture to preserve natural fibers and dyes. Rotate occasionally if placed in direct sunlight to prevent uneven fading.

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