A generous bucket bag reworked through the House of MBALI design language. Its rounded shield body is built from overlapping petal panels rather than a conventional four-corner bucket, creating soft sculptural volume without sacrificing practicality.
Knysna carries its volume the way a seed pod does — from the inside out. Rather than four corners and a base, the body is drawn as overlapping petal panels that swell through the middle and close again at the foot, so the bag holds its shape without a frame fighting the hide. A single padded handle sits on organic gold pivots, and a recessed zip keeps the opening secure and uncluttered. Deep oxblood greater-kudu leather brings natural character to every piece: the tone moves between burgundy, mineral red and near-black as the light turns, and no two hides read the same. The canonical House of MBALI Gold Nugget is set at the front seam termination — individually die-cast, hand-finished and plated in 24-carat gold, seated into a hand-cut recess so the leather lips over its edge.
All MBALI metal components — chains, rings, buckles, sliders and feet — are brass with a 24-carat gold-plated finish.
Vegetable-tanned in small batches by a specialist tannery selected for this particular hide. The process develops tonal depth and strength while preserving the natural grain and markings of the animal.
Specification
- Exterior — Full-grain African game hide, vegetable-tanned with bark-derived tannins, including African acacia and mimosa/wattle extracts
- Hardware — Organic gold-plated solid-brass handle pivots and a recessed metal zip; canonical 24-carat gold-plated MBALI Nugget at the front seam termination
- Making — One lead artisan is responsible throughout — hide assessment, cutting, shaping, principal seams saddle-stitched, edges built and burnished, hardware set
- Record — Piece serial struck on the reverse of the seal and linked to its Hide Origin ID
- 29 × 30 × 17 cm
- Approximate capacity 10.5 litres
- Finish deep oxblood
- Hardware 24-carat gold-plated brass
- Closure recessed metal zip
- Single padded top handle on organic gold pivots
- Every piece individually numbered and linked to its Hide Origin ID in the MBALI Origin Register
- Product code KNY-BK-290-OXB-24K
Making & delivery
Ten to sixteen weeks from confirmation, then insured express delivery worldwide.
Prices exclude import duties and local taxes. Some countries restrict the import of game leather; we confirm this before taking your order.
Why the time matters
Every MBALI piece is made to order. The estimated ten-to-sixteen-week period allows the selected hide to be conditioned and mapped to the pattern, its tone to be completed, and each panel to be cut, shaped, saddle-stitched, fitted and finished under the responsibility of one lead artisan.
The finished piece is then inspected, individually numbered and entered into the MBALI Origin Register before insured delivery.
We confirm the expected completion date when your hide and allocation are approved. We do not shorten the process by substituting an anonymous hide or a pre-made body.
Origin Commission
The requested hide is not presently held in the MBALI register. You may request an Origin Commission, through which a suitable hide is identified through an approved wildlife-management programme, documented, tanned and reserved specifically for your piece. The schedule is confirmed before the commission is accepted.
Returns & care
Cancel in full any time before cutting begins. Unpersonalised pieces may be returned within 14 days; personalised pieces cannot be returned unless faulty.
We restore any piece we have made, quoted in writing beforehand.
Authentication & resale
The serial struck on the reverse of the seal is linked to the Hide Origin ID of the material this piece was cut from. Send us the serial and we will confirm the hide origin, the tannery, the maker and the date it left the bench.
Ownership can be transferred in the register free of charge, so a resold piece keeps its provenance. MBALI does not deal in the resale market and does not appraise resale values.
Tones — 4 available
- Deep Oxblood
- Black Cherry
- Espresso
- Black
- Availability
- Made to Order
- Next step
- Begin Configuration
- Lead time
- Ten to sixteen weeks from confirmation
- Made in
- Made in Cape Town, South Africa
- Hide
- Greater Kudu, full-grain, deep oxblood
- Hardware
- Organic gold-plated solid-brass handle pivots and a recessed metal zip; canonical 24-carat gold-plated MBALI Nugget at the front seam termination
- Price
- €4,400
Made to order · Estimated completion 10–16 weeks
Your hide is conditioned and mapped to the pattern, the tone completed, and every panel cut, shaped, saddle-stitched and finished under one lead artisan before the piece is numbered and registered. See why the time matters above.
Choose your tone, monogram, any engraving and the name the piece is registered to on the next step — no account needed. You sign in only at checkout to settle.