Half-Moon Sling

The half-moon is the bag people stop you to ask about. Its curved front is carved edge to edge with Western floral scrollwork, the background beaten down by hand so every petal stands in relief, then painted with a brush. Carry it on the shoulder by the short tooled handle, or clip on the long strap and wear it across the body.

• Hand-carved and hand-painted florals across the front
• Two removable straps: short tooled shoulder handle and long adjustable crossbody strap
• Brass-capped strap tabs with swivel hooks
• Wall-lined zip pocket inside

Specifications

Prices and minimum order

Bulk and B2B orders: minimum 25 pieces per design. Choose the bulk option above to order a 25-piece lot, or write to us for mixed colours, custom sizes and private-label work. Terms: 70% advance, 30% on completion before dispatch, by bank transfer. Handmade pieces take about 8 weeks to make.

How it is made

Each piece starts as a hide of vegetable-tanned buffalo leather, about 1.4 mm thick. The artisan traces the pattern onto dampened leather, cuts every outline freehand with a swivel knife, then shapes the design with hand tools and a wooden mallet: bevelers raise the flowers, backgrounders press the ground down, pear shaders add contour, seeders mark the flower centres and veiners draw the leaves, so the flowers and scrolls stand up in relief. Colour is brushed on by hand, one shade at a time, an antique patina is rubbed into the cuts and wiped off the raised surface to give the carving depth, and the edges are hand-laced with leather thongs. One artisan takes a piece from the first cut to the last stitch, in a small women-run workshop in South India, so no two pieces are exactly alike. The carving follows Western floral and scroll patterns: deep, sculpted and full of movement. That sets it apart from Shantiniketan leatherwork of Bengal, which is made on thinner E.I. (East India) tanned goat or sheep leather and decorated with regional folk motifs. Thick buffalo leather like this softens with use and darkens into a rich patina, so the bag looks better in ten years than on the day you buy it. It is a piece of hand art made to be kept and handed on.

Care: Store in a dry place, keep it dry, and wipe occasionally with a soft, dry cotton cloth.

Contact: email rajatprabha92.5@gmail.com, call or WhatsApp +91 98117 12825, or visit our showroom at D-02/07 (3rd Floor), India Exposition Mart, Greater Noida. Please quote the product code when you write.

- No EU import duties.
- Ships within 1-2 business days.
- Ships in our fully recyclable and biodegradable signature boxes.

Hand-wash warm. Tumble dry low. This product has been washed at the factory after sewing to minimize fabric shrinkage.