animal skins
Leather source material
Animal skins are the hides or pelts of animals, typically removed and processed for use as leather, fur, or other materials.
The term emphasizes the raw or natural state: The traders dealt in animal skins and furs.
Animal skins have been used for clothing, shelter, and containers since prehistoric times.
- cowhideTanned bovine leather
- goatskinTanned caprine hide
- sheepskinOvine hide or diploma
- furAnimal body hair
- fur coatOuterwear made from animal hides
vellum · hair removal · leather · tanned leather · leather goods · fur trade · taxidermy · native crafts · snakeskin · curing · softening · pelt · parchment · ceremonial robes · splitting · tanning · buckskin · drum skin
- Stone Agecave painting, paleolithic, hand ax, handaxes, hand axe
- African Tradeivory, gold, kola nuts, slaves, cowrie shells
- ancient trade goodsgold, silver, copper, silk, spices
- fur tradebeaver pelts, pelts, furs, mink, sable
- prehistoric clothingfur clothing, shell beads, loincloth, grass skirts, headdress
- animalscat, dog, bird, fish, cow
material origin
animal skinssynthetic fabric
synthetic materials · synthetic leather · faux fur · faux leather · pleather