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Item: Maasai bag

Size: 30 x 26 cm, strap 100 cm (adjustable)

Weight: 250 g

Material: Cowskin, glass beads

Price: € 42.00 (£ 37.50)

Item number: C 07 001

Delivery time: 1 - 2 weeks    

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Item: Maasai bag

Size: 30 x 26 cm, strap 98 cm (adjustable)

Weight: 250 g

Material: Cowskin, glass beads

Price: € 42.00 (£ 37.50)

Item number: C 07 002

Delivery time: 1 - 2 weeks    

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Item: Maasai bag

Size: 30 x 26 cm, strap 98 cm (adjustable)

Weight: 250 g

Material: Cowskin, glass beads

Price: € 42.00 (£ 37.50)

Item number: C 07 003

Delivery time: 1 - 2 weeks    

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Item: Maasai bag

Size: 30 x 26 cm, strap 98 cm (adjustable)

Weight: 250 g

Material: Cowskin, glass beads

Price: € 42.00 (£ 37.50)

Item number: C 07 004

Delivery time: 1 - 2 weeks    

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Our Maasai bags are based on the design of the traditional Maasai wedding bags. A bag given to the girl to carry her belongings in when moving to her new husband?s village. Adjustable shoulder strap. Closing buckle with beads. Made in furry cow skin. This bag is not sewn on machine but everything is hand made by one of our skilled leather workers.

These products are the result an arts and craft project carried out in the Masai Mara area, the aim of which is to provide Talek women with a livelihood and maintain and enhance traditional Maasai design. In the project centre, about 100 women are given craft training.

Craftswoman Nalakiti Sayelel, Kenya.