Kiondoo Handwoven Bag – Brown

Eco friendly handwoven sisal bag with leather straps and closer. It is lined inside to protect your belongings and has a zip.

Sisal (/ˈsaɪsəl/,^[2] Spanish: [siˈsal]), with the botanical name Agave sisalana, is a species of Agave native to southern Mexico but widely cultivated and naturalized in many other countries. It yields a stiff fibre used in making various products. The term sisal may refer either to the plant’s common name or the fibre, depending on the context. It is sometimes referred to as “sisal hemp”, because for centuries hemp was a major source for fibre, and other fibre sources were named after it.

Sisal production in Tanzania.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sisal_production_in_Tanzania

The plant Agave sisalana was smuggled into Tanganyika from Yucatán, Mexico in the belly of a stuffed crocodile.^[5] Only 66 plants had survived the journey but it was commercially viable to start the industry. The country’s warm and semi arid climate was perfect for the plant and production in the colony grew exponentially. The plants fibers were mainly used for the production of ropes for the German naval fleet and sacks to export other agriculture products from the colony.^[6] This success story began to grab the attention of the other European powers expanding their navies and the industry expanded to the neighboring colonies of modern-day Kenya, Mozambique and Angola.