Handbag – Zulu

Our Handbag - Zulu in brown leather, made from a 100% South African Cow Leather mixed with a multi colour tribal design woven fabric. The leather we use, gets buffed, coated in oil and burned through an ironing press to achieve the desired effect. Once in use, the oil disperses into the hide, softening the leather from inside out. This creates a 2 tone distress appearance with a soft velvet touch.

We also use South African Shweshwe fabric to line the interior of our Handbags for strength and style. This Handbag - Zulu comes with a durable metal zip at the top which can be closed to secure all your personal belongings with another zip pocket inside for smaller items. All NAVA Apparel bags are handmade by local South African craftswomen.

Artist Inspiration: The Zulu Collection designed to represent the Zulu people of South Africa. Zulu people are native people of Southern Africa, also originating from Nguni communities who took part in the Bantu migrations over millennia. The Zulu people are certainly the largest ethnic group in South Africa, mainly living in KwaZulu-Natal province. Our Zulu Collection made for the strong, as the Zulu people are resilient warriors.
See the rest of our Zulu 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, 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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