BIG BLUE MOMA - U SHOPPER HANDBAG

This two handled basket was designed for the western market and is considered in Ghana to be a more modern style of Bolga basket. It is a perfect market basket with a wide mouth and deep bottom, it holds-well-a lot of stuff! It measures approximately 9 inches at it's tallest and approximately 11 inches at it's widest (really, we mean approximately).


"Natural Palette" refers to baskets with more earth tones,
Natural, Natural & Black, Natural & Navy


"Traditional Palette" refers to the more common Colour palette of Bolga baskets, those colours chosen by our weavers. Generally These colours are bright, bold and beautiful 


Made in Ghana


ABOUT THE BRAND :


As conscious business partners, we deal directly with the basket weavers. Artisans are paid fair market prices for their products to ensure they earn a living wage for their talents and time. This has had a positive impact not just on the craftspeople, but on the entire community, allowing it to sustain its traditions while creating new sources of economic growth.


Big Blue Moma began in 2012 when Karie Wylie took trip to Ghana where her partner, Dominique, was volunteering for six months. A graduate from the textiles department at Alberta College of Art + Design, Karie was inspired by the beauty of Ghana's handicrafts and conceived a simple import business that would allow her to share her passion for what she had discovered and help the people she had met there. In the subsequent years, Karie has returned frequently to Ghana as she works to introduce the originality of Ghanian baskets at shows across Canada.