iron dyed horse culatta leather seamed boxthe storage box has been cut from a butter soft full grain 1. 6mm vegetable tanned, washed and tumbled italian horse culatta leather with. culatta is a special cut combined of the rear just above the cordovan, the belly middles and the hind shanks, offering a dense structure, tight grain and medium to firm temper. vegetable tanning is a traditional method of treating the hide using natural extracts such as tree bark, for a truly artisanal finish.