THE MANYATTA BAG mobile-priority-26 Payment is determined by weight

Payment is determined by weight

The women weave as they go about their days

This pouch made from Kenyan sueded leather is perfectly sized to hold small daily essentials or to be worn as a clutch

and a Swahili proverb printed along the bottom

alive with color

THE MANYATTA BAG mobile-priority-26 Payment is determined by weightThese exquisitely beaded bags are handmade by the Antassia collective in Northern Kenya. Founded in 2008 by Antonia Stogdale in partnership with the Mokogodo Maasai women of the Lekurruki Group Ranch, today the project brings together 120 Maasai mamas who bead using traditional methods refined with modern innovations, such as a distinctive double threading technique that creates a tight, elegant weave. During the day, the women are occupied with