Sinyaka Art Basket

Stylish Decorative Art Basket

Before the soothsayer speaks, the gourd rattle sounds.

Sinyaka is a Bolga basket that takes its name from that instrument.

For generations its sound has been tied to the ceremonies that shape village life.

The basket keeps the gourd's shape: a swelling, full body that draws inward at the top, standing tall and sure on whatever surface it claims.

Densely woven in elephant grass in Bolgatanga, Ghana, it holds a charged kind of stillness, the feeling of an object keeping something back.

It is a decorative piece for the table, the shelf, the corner that wants weight rather than clutter.

Mystery, given a shape you can keep.

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.