Sling Bag – Venda

Our Sling Bag - Venda in black leather is made from a 100% South African Cow Leather with a tribal design woven fabric on the front. The leather we use is a premium quality leather with a waxy finish. The wax is buffed into the leather which helps to repel water drops off the leather, hence making it more water resistant.

The interior of our Sling Bag also lined with original South African Shweshwe fabric for strength and style. This Sling Bag Leather - Venda also has a zip pocket inside for smaller items as well as an adjustable shoulder strap with brass buckle. Detachable brass snap hooks and durable metal zip slider. All NAVA Apparel bags are handmade by local South African craftswomen.

Artist Inspiration: The Venda Collection designed to represent the Venda people of South Africa. Venda people also a Bantu group native to Southern Africa living mostly near the Zimbabwean border. Their history starts from the Kingdom of Mapungubwe, with their first King Shiriyadenga and the first Venda settlement, that of legendary chief Thoho-ya-Ndou (Head of the Elephant) in the Soutpansberg. The remains of his royal kraal, D’zata, also declared a National Monument. See our Venda Collection Here.

Shweshwe a printed cotton fabric widely used for traditional South African clothing. Manufactured in a variety of colours and printing designs characterised by intricate geometric patterns. Shweshwe described as the denim of South Africa. Traditionally used to make dresses, skirts, aprons and wraparound clothing. Shweshwe clothing traditionally worn by newly married Xhosa and Sotho women, known as makoti. Xhosa women also incorporated the fabric into their traditional ochre-coloured blanket clothing. Aside from traditional wear, shweshwe used in contemporary South African fashion design for women and men from all ethnic groups, as well as for making accessories and upholstery.

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