Postman Bag – Venda

Our Postman Bag - Venda made from 100% South African Cow Leather with a multi colour tribal design woven fabric insert on the front. The black 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 this Postman Bag - Venda also lined with an original South African Shweshwe fabric for strength and style. Sporting a live edge fold over flap, antique brass fittings and adjustable shoulder strap. As well as a zipped pocket on the back. Hence the Postman Bag is great for travelling, being the perfect size for all essential items. 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 designs characterised by intricate geometric patterns. Shweshwe described as the denim of South Africa. Traditionally used to make dresses, 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 for women and men from all ethnic groups.

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