Indigenous people made this resistant bag straps using various pre-colonial techniques. Each pattern is unique, smartly combined and refers to elements of nature. The belt ends are refined with natural or eco-leather from pineapple leaves. The straps can be used not only as alternating bag handles, but also as camera straps.
Ply-splitting technique The Wayuu call this band “Kutpera”. Traditionally, it is used as an element in the donkey saddle. Donkeys are important farm animals for the Wayuu indigenous people. The...
Piñatex These accessories are made of pineapple leaves processed into eco-leather. The pineapple’s stable leaf fibers surprisingly offer an equivalent substitute for animal leather. Empowering...
Siira technique One of Mama Tierra's main concerns is to preserve the traditional handicrafts of the indigenous peoples. This includes, for example, the production of straps, the so-called...
