Petronila Tote

A go-everywhere tote made from repurposed vintage corte textiles from Colotenango, a municipality in the Guatemalan highlands, where women traditionally wear them as wrap skirts. We collected the brightest pieces from Petronila, an illiterate textile vendor who sent her children and grandchildren to school, and finished them with tan suede details, hot pink cotton lining and an interior zip pocket. Each bag provides 1 day of work and 1 day of education and life skills mentoring for Mayan indigenous adolescent girls through the Catrinka Girls Project. 

• Size: 12" high x 16" w x 4" g
• Material: vintage woven and embroidered cotton, hot pink cotton lining, 100% cow leather gusset and handles
• Handmade in Guatemala