Clay Palm Cosmetic Bag

The Clay Palm Cosmetic Bag is a modern catch-all with cultural significance. Featuring gorgeous neutral tones, this is a perfect bag to carry your essentials in style. Details: Materials: Exterior: Ugandan Bark Cloth at back and sides, Plated Palm at center Lining: handwoven black fabric made from 100% sustainably grown Ugandan Cotton Dimensions: 5.5" x 9" Top zipper Pleated base Handmade in Uganda! Barkcloth is a venerated fabric with deep symbolic significance to the cultural and spiritual identity of Uganda for over 700 years. Made from the inner bark of the Mutuba tree (Ficus natalensis), barkcloth is produced in a long and laborious process using various wooden mallets with deep grooves to flatten the bark into supple cloth. Over a series of hours/days the bark is pounded out to an even cloth-like texture and develops its stunning colors. Black barkcloth gets it’s dark, earthy black color naturally by being buried in local clay for 2-3 days.  After each harvest, the expose