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Batik motifs embellish a patchwork pattern in a vibrant palette of blue tones. Wahyu Sulistiani's handbag is crafted in Java from cotton, adding a sturdy handle and a zippered closure. The accessory is also lined and has an interior pocket for small items, making it a handy complement with a stylish aura.

Peruvian artist Maria Ramos Sanchez crafts a charming cosmetic bag whose scene transports us directly to the Andes on a calm, sunny day. Small homes nestled among trees and flowers accompany grazing alpacas, while a single cloud and a flock of birds float overhead. The applique case with embroidered details is lined in solid black, and the reverse side is black.

Inspired by The Hmong tribes of Southeast Asia, this gorgeous jacket showcases designer Chattima's true love of her culture and strength in design. The indigo and white fabric is sourced from vintage cotton-hemp pleated skirts traditionally worn by Hmong women. The sleeves feature striped fabric in red tones woven on the hand loom by the Karen Hill tribe. The jacket is edged with thin a red band referencing the red hand stitch details that often accent traditional costumes. This statement jacket is truely a fusion of East meets West.

Presented by Thai artisan Chirada, this stunning patchwork design has a blue color palette that will complement several styles. Crafted from a cotton blend, the sling bag features vibrant geometric details, an adjustable leather strap and a zippered closure. The interior has a soft cotton lining with three pockets for organizing your items securely.

A sweet tiny doll embellishes this charming design presented by India's Himani Gupta. This cotton toiletry bag features a patchwork pattern in azure, cyan, red and crimson tones. It also has a zippered opening and two interior open pockets, making a handy accessory you can carry anywhere.

A Peruvian villager enjoys a sunny day in the Andes while caring for her animals in the hand-embroidered scene on this coin purse. Designed by artisan Balvina Huaytalla, the charming arpillería purse is crafted from a colorful cotton blend with a blue and white gingham cotton lining.

Peruvian artisan Maria Ramos Sanchez handcrafts this pencil case with an arpillera style front, in which cotton blend felt is appliquéd and embroidered to create an elaborate scene. The artisan creates an Andean scene with a valley of blooming flowers and trees and a small village at the foot of the mountains under a sunny blue sky. The back and lining of the pencil case are black and the single compartment is secured with a zipper.

Some colors belong together the way spices belong in a market stall. This vibrant wristlet from Java's Lawe Lurik Community is fashioned from lurik, a traditional hand-loomed Indonesian cotton fabric where the craft of stripe-making has been perfected over generations, blending deep mustard, earthy brown, smoky black, and cool blue-white into a chevron-like composition that rewards a second look. Practical as it is striking, the zippered closure opens to a lined interior with two open pockets for your everyday essentials, while the removable strap gives you the versatility to carry it as a clutch.

Originated by the Akan peoples of Ghana, colorful kente cloth is the best-known of all African textiles. Kente cloth is woven in strips, which is how it came by its name (kente means "basket" in the Ashanti dialect). Ghana's Rachel Armah creates this colorful cotton blend scarf in cheerful shades of purple, saffron, brown and aqua.

In kente cloth, each color has a symbolic meaning: black symbolizes maturation and intensified spiritual energy; blue signifies peacefulness, harmony and love; green symbolizes vegetation, planting, harvesting, growth, and spiritual renewal; gold represents royalty, wealth, high status, glory, and spiritual purity; grey is for healing and cleansing rituals; maroon signifies the color of mother earth, associated with healing; pink and purple are associated with the female essence and female aspects of life; red symbolizes political and spiritual moods, bloodshed, sacrificial rites and death; silver is associated with the moon and represents serenity, purity, and joy; white is for purification, sanctification rites and festive occasions; and yellow represents preciousness, royalty, wealth, fertility, and beauty.