waxed culatta portrait cardholdera minimal portrait cardholder, hand cut from a soft washed and heavily waxed 1. 8mm vegetable tanned reversed culatta leather. 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 firm temper. the cardholder is available in a waxed finish finish or plain matte black finish. the cardholder features overlocked hand stitched sides using hand waxed 0. 9mm