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Unique handmade Tuareg Lizard skin leather handbag from Algeria
Women's clothing size
| Size | XS | S | M | L |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Euro | 32/34 | 36 | 38 | 40 |
| USA | 0/2 | 4 | 6 | 8 |
| Bust(in) | 31-32 | 33 | 34 | 36 |
| Bust(cm) | 80.5-82.5 | 84.5 | 87 | 92 |
| Waist(in) | 24-25 | 26 | 27 | 29 |
| Waist(cm) | 62.5-64.5 | 66.5 | 69 | 74 |
| Hips(in) | 34-35 | 36 | 37 | 39 |
| Hips(cm) | 87.5-89.5 | 91.5 | 94 | 99 |
With your arms relaxed at your sides, measure around the fullest part of your chest.
Measure around the narrowest part of your natural waist, generally around the belly button. To ensure a comfortable fit, keep one finger between the measuring tape and your body.
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Product: This is a Unique Handmade Tuareg Lizard skin leather handbag from Algeria. It is made with a full lizard skin including the face and the legs. If you were scared of lizards, this bag is not for you. Please note that the Tuareg people live off the animals they find in the Sahara desert. They eat the meat and use the skins to had make products to sell to make some tiny money for survival.
Size: 250mm long x 200mm wide
Material: Pure and genuine Algerian Lizard skin leather
Shipped to: Sydney, perth, melbourne, adelaide, brisbane, darwin, all regions of Australia and worldwide.
Number of Pockets: 3 in total
Leatherworking
The leather work represents an art in the Berber culture of North Africa especially for the Tuaregs. Animals are bred for food, clothes, bags, saddles, and water bags, rugs, shoes, wallets and many other items used in their everyday lives. Everything is done by hand. Sometimes you noticed some imperfections with the items, that is because no machines were used. Sometimes products are slightly different than what you see on the pictures, and that is for the same reason. Please let us know if you don't agree with that.
The leather for its flexibility and resistance is used for making a multitude of objects in Algeria (horse saddles, slippers, cushions, handbags, etc. ...). The most active centres are the highlands, the Hoggar and the Mzab. Big cities like Tlemcen, Constantine retained the expertise of artisan tannery (debbaghines), but now this knowledge is lost faced with competition from Europe.
The craft of Tuareg in this area presents originalities such as taghallabt, an object shaped wallet or aghreg, which is a travel bag. The leather of the region comes from goats or camels. It is coloured with copper oxide giving it green hues and decorated with symbols of the Tifinagh inspired alphabet.
In Kabylia, sheepskins and goatskins are also sometimes transformed to make bags and travel bags without decoration.Currently the Algerian leather sector is in crisis and needs rehabilitation due to globalization and severe competition (Inspiration from Wikipedia.org)
By: Trevor Glasson - Australia
2010-11-18 19:30:00
My order ("Safi Platter") arrived safely this morning. I have posted a cheque for $36.71 (the difference between the original delivery $17.29 and the $54 (your cost). Thank you very much for your assistance.
By: Ousmane Ahmed - France
2008-01-07 19:30:00
De la part d'un Touareg originaire du Niger, vivant en France et qui défend la culture berbère en ayant fondé LA MAISON DU SAHARA en France, félicitations pour votre site et votre représentation en Australie.
By: Sonja - Slovakia
2016-10-10 11:39:22
Dear Hacéne, got my two custom made Southern Crosses. They are absolutely marvellous, great work of your jeweller. Quick manufacturing, reasonable shipping rate and time, great communication. Recommended for everybody looking for handmate jewelry.
By: Miloud & Carol Adnane - United Kingdom
2010-02-11 19:30:00
Dear Hacene We have just received our first wholesale order from you and are absolutely delighted with the jewellery we ordered. From our very first contact with you, you have supported and advised us every step of the way - thank you so much for all your help. Now we have the jewellery in front of us here in the United Kingdom, the quality and workmanship of this beautifully made jewellery is fantastic and we can't wait to start promoting Algerian traditional crafts here in the UK. We will certainly be ordering from you again - hopefully in the not-too-distant future! Kind regards, Miloud & Carol Adnane Atiya Bijoux, UK
By: Mia W. - Indonesia
2007-04-27 19:30:00
Hey..your website is a lot more interesting now. Congratulations and well done! The new stuffs look very nice, too! Wishing you a great success this year:-]
By: Maria Mendes - Portugal
2009-07-05 19:30:00
Hello Hacène I received my order today. All the objects are lovely, where in good condition, except the wing of the teapot that arrived broken. No big deal, I used some special glu, and its fixed. More: the Portuguese Mail services are going to pay me the value of the teapot, because there was an insurance in the expedition with detailed indication of values.<br> Thanks for your care<br> Thanks for nice hat, <br>my son liked it very much.<Br> Best Regards<br> Maria Mendes