Handcrafted Leather Messenger Bag | Mola Appliqué | Crossbody Bag
Size:
width: 12 inches (32 cm)
height: 12 inches (31 cm)
depth: 2 inches (5 cm) * expandable
Adjustable strap1 zipper pocket on back, 1 main zipper pocket with 2 more pockets inside.
This beautiful handcrafted bag is big enough to carry the essentials and some more!
This bag is light, stylish and ethically sourced from artisans in Colombia.
100% Genuine leather from Colombia + Mola appliqué from the Kuna tribe.
These beautiful bags are handmade with the best materials and excellent craftsmanship.
One of a kind! Only one available per design. No two bags are identical.
Molas are the famous textile-art that forms part of the traditional women's clothing of the Guna [in the language itself spelled Kuna prior to a 2010 orthographic reform] people from Panama and parts of Colombia. Although it has its origin in body painting, after the European colonization molas were transferred to fabric using the reverse-appliqué technique.
Molas are hand-stitched using multiple layers of fabric - mostly cotton - A mola can take from two weeks to six months to make, depending on the complexity of the design