Yoomelingah-yure Art Basket | Medium

Handwoven Bolga art basket in elephant grass from Bolgatanga, Ghana. Yoomelingah-yure — the Bent Pot in Gurune — takes its form from the cooking vessel found in every household across the region. A shape that has held food, water, and family life for generations, translated into weaving. The basket carries that domestic memory into sculpture. The curves are deliberate. The presence is quiet. A piece that earns its place by being looked at — not for what it holds, but for the way it holds itself. Densely woven, sculpturally proportioned. Each finish the discipline of weavers who don't compromise. Bought by the people who know. Designers, collectors, buyers who care about the difference between handmade and mass-produced. Handwoven from elephant grass in Bolgatanga, Ghana, where the Bolga basket originates. The Bent Pot, reimagined as art. WEAVER: Baba Abe-enge SPECS (approx.): W: 27" H: 27" W: 68.5 cm H: 68.5 cm The weaver of this Baba Tree product will receive a 12.5% commission on the retail price in addition to what they were paid upon completion of their basket.