akaso leather handbags feature a tribal skin scarification motif co-created with the kara tribe in ethiopia, famous for their abstract body painting art and skin scarification culture.

akaso has been co-creating with the kara people since 2014, season after season.
adult men and women of the kara people often 'wear' skin scarification symbols on their bodies.
akaso translated this art form on leather handbags, developing a new technique which keeps the leather souple as a human skin.