Leatherbag Handbag 10 Cuadros, Brown order Leather

*_Please write us when buying if you would prefer the light brown or the dark brown version of the bag. Thanks!_*

All of our Mola Products are made by a small family business in Bogotá, Colombia and are *guaranteed fair trade*.

This nice handbag is made from real calf leather and is beautifully handmade with vibrant colours. It has a very clever design.
The exterior is made with small wonderful hand-sewn designs called "Mola".

*Molas are a traditional handcraft made by the Kuna Indians*, an indigenous group living in the north of Colombia. The Kuna women create the molas in a very work-intensive "reverse appliqué" process where different colored cotton fabrics are cut into different shapes and handstitched to create very colorful and intricate pictures and designs.

The Mola motifs are then stitched onto the Kuna women´s blouses and worn as part of their traditional dress. Only after several weeks, when a new motif - a new Mola - has been made to put on the dress, the old one is taken off the blouse and sold.
The Kuna women are associated in a cooperative and fix the price for each Mola individually, according to it´s size and intricacy.

Fredy, a friend of ours in Colombia buys the Molas from this cooperative and uses them in his small family business to produce shoes, boots, bags, wallets, cushion covers and wall hangings.

As the Molas are always *unique, handmade designs* made in traditional handcraft, all our Mola products as well are unique.
Therefore any bag, wallet or shoe will never exist in the exact same design and color a second time.

We always have a good selection of wallets in different colors and designs in stock - more than those presented here. Feel free to contact us at *barachala@web.de* so we can send you pictures of those not shown here.

If you want to know more about the Kuna Indians, the Molas and about our cooperation with the artists and producers in Colombia, feel free to contact us as well.

Thanks a lot for your interest and have fun looking through our shop!

**Customisation options**
different designs and colors available, please contact us at *barachala@web.de*

**Production method**
Molas are handmade using a reverse application technique
bags are sewn from calf leather with inner lining


**Materials utilised**
made from high-qualitiy calf leather with good zips for closure
hand-sewn cotton designs on exterior

**Size/Dimensions/Weight**
Size: ~35x28cm, fits letter size papers
Shoulder strap: 65cm

inner zip pocket: 11x15cm
2 small inner pockets 6x8cm & 14x8cm order