deerskins
Tanned forest leather
Deerskins are the hides of deer, used historically for leather goods, clothing, and trade.
Early American colonists and Native Americans valued deerskins as currency and material for buckskin garments: a trader dealing in deerskins, moccasins made from deerskins.
Fur-bearing animal skin
- hideConceal or pelt
- rawhideUntanned animal skin
- softnessYielding to gentle pressure
- supplenessCapacity to bend easily
grain · texture · suede · nubuck · chamois · vellum · tanning · curing
Soft leather slip-ons
- jacketsWaist-length outer garments
- vestsSleeveless upper garments
- glovesHand coverings with fingers
- garmentsArticles of clothing
fringe · outerwear · leggings · pouches · sheaths · quivers · regalia · costume
Direct goods-for-goods exchange
- currencyMedium of exchange
- commerceExchange of goods, services
- trappersThose who snare wildlife
- frontierEdge of settlement
trading post · pelts · fur trade · exchange · export · colonial · mountain men · rendezvous
Curing hides or bronzing
- sewingCraft with needle and thread
- beadingOrnamental small-sphere work
- toolingIndustrial machinery preparation
- embossingRaising designs from surfaces
stitching · lacing · braiding · smoking · stretching · scraping · handcraft · artisan
Formal event marking occasions
- regaliaCeremonial emblems of authority
- heritageInherited cultural legacy
- ancestorsThose from whom one descends
- tribalOf a clan
customs · rituals · powwow · traditional · sacred · elders · Native American · First Nations
pelt
Fur-bearing animal skin
suppleness · grain · texture · suede · nubuck · chamois · vellum · tanning · curing · fleshing
moccasins
Soft leather slip-ons
garments · fringe · outerwear · leggings · pouches · sheaths · quivers · regalia · costume · reenactment
barter
Direct goods-for-goods exchange
frontier · trading post · pelts · fur trade · exchange · export · colonial · mountain men · rendezvous · Hudson Bay
tanning
Curing hides or bronzing
- sewingCraft with needle and thread
- beadingOrnamental small-sphere work
- toolingIndustrial machinery preparation
embossing · stitching · lacing · braiding · smoking · stretching · scraping · handcraft · artisan · leatherwork
ceremony
Formal event marking occasions
- regaliaCeremonial emblems of authority
- heritageInherited cultural legacy
- ancestorsThose from whom one descends
tribal · customs · rituals · powwow · traditional · sacred · elders · Native American · First Nations · Cherokee
buck
Male deer or dollar
stalking · tracking · bow · rifle · crossbow · hunter · season · woods · forest · blinds
deerskinscowhide
Tanned bovine leather
pigskin · sheepskin · goatskin · buffalo hide · horsehide
deerskinssynthetic leather
Man-made hide substitute
faux leather · pleather · vinyl · canvas · nylon