This is a fabulous leather produced from African kudu skins in a stunning deep, rich brown colour. If you are looking for a strap with character then this is one for you! Shamen is a very soft, full grain kudu leather that is just perfect for a watch strap.
Kudu live in dense brush or forest in the African Savanna, one of the harshest environments on earth, and are prey to preditors such as leopards and hyenas. The kudu skins used to produce this leather exibit all the scars and marks of the animals hard life, as a result no two kudu leather straps will look the same, ensuring your strap will be unique.
I have been lucky enough to buy a small amount of this leather and I am making it available as a “limited edition”. As a result, each Shamen strap will come with a signed letter from me stating the date your strap was made and giving it a production number.
As is the case with all the kudu leather I use, the skins are the result of the seasonal kudu cull mandated by the South African government.
The strap photographed for this page was stitched with light brown thread. Dark brown and black thread look great too, as does any strong colour, so red, emerald green and royal blue would work well.
Straps produced with Shamen leather will be approx 4mm thick and are priced as follows:
£120 with a free spring bar buckle
£125 with a sewn in buckle
£130 with a screw bar buckle
