Fringed Shoulder Bag Black - Hiawatha - Handmade in Canada

This small Fringed Bag Black adorned with a traditional turquoise beadwork is ideal for your telephone and other small items.

Handmade with genuine suede leather, this traditional Native bag is a beautiful and unique gift.

What makes this Hiawatha bag more special is that it is skillfully handcrafted by the Wendat-Huron First Nation in Quebec, Canada, using traditional techniques and with utmost respect for mother earth.

Specifications:

• Measurements: 20cm x 13cm (8” x 5”)
• Fringes: 7cm long
• Suede Shoulder strap: 105cm x 2cm
• Composition: 100% suede (cow leather)
• 100% Handmade in Canada

Bags Care: To keep the leather soft and supple, we recommend using a leather cleaner. After cleaning, use a special conditioner to maintain the top condition of your suede shoulder bag.

Source: Quetzal Artisan

Brand: Quetzal Artisan is a brand that brings handmade and hand-woven products from North, Central and South America to Europe. The goal of Quetzal Artisan is to stimulate fair trade and to give real craftsmanship a stage. Quetzal Artisan has different collections that all try to make the world a bit better in their own way. 

Fair Trade: The wool collection is designed and woven by women in Canada and the Guatemalan textile collection is made by skilled women from Guatemala. The Guatemalan women make beautiful designs that combine traditional and modern and they get paid fair wages for their work, which ensures that they can support their children. 

Environmentally Friendly: For the wool collection Quetzal Artisan uses materials such as bamboo, alpaca wool, and organic cotton, which are spun in the Andes mountains of South America. For the Guatemalan collection, they only use natural materials such as cotton and viscose, and they paint by hand using natural paint products such as tree bark and flowers.