Green Butterfly Motif Leather Shoulder Bag — Medium

A medium green leather shoulder bag, with hand-batik butterflies and dragonflies rising from a meadow of grasses across the lower body.

Made by artisans in Bolpur, in Birbhum district of West Bengal — the leather-batik craft here grew around Santiniketan. The leather is full-grain, hand-cut into a tall structured silhouette. The green is dyed deep, like a wet leaf; the butterflies in red, pink, orange and purple rise from thin stems of grass, each wing and antenna drawn on by hand before the dye sets.

Specifics

• Material: Full-grain leather, hand-batik (wax-resist dyed)
• Dimensions: approximately 27cm (W) × 33cm (H) × [TBD] (D)
• Straps: Two long fixed-length leather handles, designed for both hand-carry and over-the-shoulder use
• Compartments: 1 main, 2 inner zip pockets, 1 inner open pocket, 1 outer zip pocket
• Closure: Zip
• Motif: Hand-batik butterflies and dragonflies — in red, pink, orange, purple — rising from a meadow of grass-stems on a deep green ground
• Origin: Bolpur, Birbhum district, West Bengal
• Variations: Each butterfly is drawn by hand — wing placement, colour saturation, and detail vary slightly between pieces
• Care: Wipe with a soft dry cloth. Avoid water and direct sun. Condition the leather periodically with a neutral leather conditioner.

What's in the box
The bag, a small care card, and our kraft drawstring dust bag.

Butterflies and grasses. Drawn by hand, motif by motif.

Photos are of this exact piece. Light colour correction for display; the green you see is the bag's actual colour.