Tanzania
Tanzania
Made by hand. Worn with intention.
The Tanzania Collection is a collaboration between Sai Sankoh, Tanzanian creative director Rosemary Kokuhilwa, and local women artisans. The collection features luxury handcrafted straw hats and bags inspired by the Serengeti, Zanzibar, and East African craftsmanship traditions.
Each piece is handmade by Tanzanian women using traditional techniques passed through generations — making every hat and bag a work of African artisan craft unique to this collaboration.
Some things cannot be manufactured. They can only be made — by women who have been doing this their whole lives, in a place the world has not yet caught up with.
Tanzania · Hand-dyed straw hats & bags · Crafted by Tanzanian women artisans
A creative director.
A native of the land.
A shared vision.
Sai partnered with Rosemary Kokuhilwa — a Tanzanian creative director and native of the region — to co-create a line of hand-dyed straw hats and bags made entirely by skilled Tanzanian women artisans.
Every piece carries the colors of the Serengeti and the coastline of Zanzibar. Every stitch reflects a woman who put her hands to it.
Hand-dyed. Sun-dried. Carried across continents.
Multi-generational.
Maasai. Magnificent.
The campaign was headlined by multi-generational women — including Maasai women as models — to honor their culture and demonstrate that beauty has no age and no single story.
These women were not a backdrop. They were the story.
This was not charity. It was collaboration.
— Sai Sankoh
Every purchase
goes further
than your wardrobe.
A percentage of every sale from the handcrafted hats and bags goes directly back to the women who made them — providing financial independence and recognition for their craft.
A local Tanzanian artist was also commissioned to hand-paint a couture gown for auction, with proceeds benefiting the local arts community.
The Serengeti. The artisans. The women who made this possible.
About the Tanzania Collection
Who made the Tanzania Collection?
The collection was created through a collaboration between Sai Sankoh, Tanzanian creative director Rosemary Kokuhilwa, and skilled Tanzanian women artisans. It is a Sai Sankoh luxury fashion collection rooted in African artisan craft and East African textile traditions.
Where are the hats and bags made?
The luxury handcrafted hats and bags are made in Tanzania by local women artisans using traditional hand-dyeing and weaving techniques. Each piece is inspired by the colors of the Serengeti and the coastline of Zanzibar.
Does the Tanzania Collection support local artisans?
Yes. A percentage of every sale from the handcrafted hats and bags goes directly back to the Tanzanian women who made them, providing financial independence and recognition for their craft. This is not charity. It is collaboration.
Who are the women in the campaign?
The campaign features multi-generational women including Maasai women as models, honoring their culture and demonstrating that beauty has no age and no single story. These women were not a backdrop. They were the story.
Are these women artisan made accessories?
Yes. Every hat and bag in the Tanzania Collection is a women artisan made accessory — handcrafted in Tanzania using traditional techniques. No two pieces are identical. Each one carries the mark of the woman who made it.
The hands behind
the hat.
Shop the collection. Support the women who made it.
