Lightweight and functional cotton shoulder bag available in assorted kalamkari prints. Comes with an inside zipper pocket and zip top closure.
Handmade in India by artisans working with our Fair Trade partner at Baladarshan.
Your purchase helps socially marginalized women (destitute, HIV affected, physically challenged women).
Size: 2.5"l x 16"w x 5"d
Kalamkari is the art of painting cotton fabrics with a kalam (“kalam” means pen and “kari” art). A sharp pointed bamboo stick padded with hair or cotton and tied with a string on one end to regulate the flow of color. Vegetable dyes are used to color the designs. The art of painting using organic dyes on cloth is popular in several parts of India. Once painted, the fabric is dipped in myrobalam a solution of milk and water that makes the dye permanent.
