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Unique handmade Tuareg snake skin 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 snake skin handbag from Algeria. It is made with a real snakeskin. If you were scared of snakes, 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: 260mm long x 160mm wide
Material: Pure and genuine Algerian snakeskin 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: Hakima C - France
2009-08-07 19:30:00
jai bien recu le colis je suis ravie cest magnifique tres jolie travail de qualitée merci mille fois a vous hacene
By: Annie et Babak - Canada
2009-12-31 19:30:00
Bonjour Hacene, Nous voulons vous remercier pour votre service. Nous vous souhaitons une année de santé et de prospérité. Annie & Babak
By: Lydia C. - Canada
2009-04-14 19:30:00
Hi Et si chacun de nous (les Berberes) fera un geste ?!,Juste un petit geste ,mais qui aura une grande importance pour notre culture ,notre identite ,notre langue ..... ?! Comme disait Matoub fellas yaafou :Vous pouvez y arriver dans la vie en retard mais tachez de ne pas y arriver trop tard .Alors! agissons maintenant avant que ca soit trop tard !Ensemble pour que notre culture atquim ,yek atetwasen dhithmoura longue vie pour Berbero Saharan Handicrafts et bonne continuite Hacene Baleh Lydia C.
By: Cara - Australia
2011-08-23 02:26:44
Would like to say how great the products and service are from this site. I ordered a DVD which I received within two days. The DVD, which featured a family in the Kabyle region, is really informative and is a good introduction to Amazigh culture. Thanks so much for providing such great site!!!
By: Mary - Australia
2007-12-30 19:30:00
Hacene, thank you for your notification, I shall look forward to receiving the Sand Roses. And it is exciting to think my belts are being handmade especially for me in Algeria - it is obviously a fascinating country. I'm too old to travel now, but love learning about places I have never seen. The photos (modern and old) are fascinating. I run a very tiny gift shop in a very tiny place (Lemon Tree Passage). The shop is part of the waterside unit my husband Ray and I live in. Not to make a profit, but to keep me occupied and interested as he is an invalid now. The community is getting familiar with the fact that The Little Gift Shoppe always has something unusual. Not that you need to know all that, but I had to compliment you on your web site. I don't know who has created it for you, or if indeed you have put it together yourself, but whichever applies, it is one of the best sites, both from content and composition that I have visited. I don't know if Algerians recognise our New Year celebrations, but I send you and your family my latest buzz phrase.... Have a great 2008!
By: Maria Mendes - Portugal
2009-06-23 19:30:00
Hello Hacene Recently I orderd some coral jewllery that arrived in good condition, and now I have just sent more funds for some produts more. I hope they arrive in good condition ( this time it includes pottery that is fragile...)<br> I love your handcrafts<br> Best regards<br> Maria Mendes