Rota Genuine Stingray Skin Black Leather Women's Handbag 12" x 8.5"

This Rota brand women's handbag is made from real stingray skin/leather. It is in very good pre-owned condition with minor wear consistent with time and use. Please review the photos closely to see minor wear along outside seams. The bag measures 12" wide, 8.5" tall (not including strap), and 4" deep. Per Rota's website ( http://www.rotathai.com/about-us ): Stingray skin, also known as “galuchat”, are naturally covered with round, closely set, calcified papillae called placoid scales, whose size is chiefly dependent on the age and size of the stingray. This type of leather was popularized by Jean-Claude Galuchat in 1774, a master leatherworker in the court of Louis XV of France and quickly became a fashion amongst the French aristocracy. With its rough and granular surface, it is often used as a fancy leather for book bindings, pocket-books and small cases, as well as its more utilitarian uses in the handles of swords and daggers, where slipperiness is a disadvantage. Later, the use of stingray skin has been developed into numerous products.