For more than twenty years, I traveled throughout Indonesia and lived there for nearly a decade. The Empress Bag is a tribute to the devotional quality of Bali, an island of sacred temples and ongoing prayers.

Wooden base and handles, hand-carved in a small village, a silk brocade body and a beaded zipper- pull merge to create the regal Empress Bag. Set it on a mantle or shelf as a work of art, then take this fully-functional handbag with you for a fun night out. Freestanding on a restaurant table, the Empress Bag is always a conversation piece.

The Empress Bag is available in the patterned silk brocades pictured here: Colorful Butterflies on Black, Antique Gold Branch, Olive Fern, Black on Black Butterflies, Lime Wave, Red Wave, Fuchsia Fern, Orchid Haze Branch, Aqua Mermaid.

In addition, the Empress Bag comes in Toffee Spiral (on cover), Orange Spiral, Orange Wave, Electric Paisley and Pear Branch.