elk hide

Large deer pelt

Elk hide is the skin of an elk, typically processed into leather.

It produces a soft, durable material valued for clothing, moccasins, and traditional crafts: The jacket was made from elk hide.

Native American peoples have long used elk hide for garments, drums, and shelter coverings.

Related

tanned leather · fur trade · moccasins · deer · big game · antlers · hunting · mountain man · Native American · sweat lodge · drum · stretched · cured · thick · supple · wilderness · quiver · lodge

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animal source

elk hidecowhide

Tanned bovine leather

buckskin · buffalo hide · moose hide · deer hide · pigskin

material type

elk hidesynthetic leather

Man-made hide substitute

faux leather · pleather · vinyl · nylon · polyester

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Top 500,000
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Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G