Hides (skin)

thumb|A variety of leather products and Leather crafting|leather-working tools

thumb|right|400px| Magna Carta, written in Latin on vellum, held at the [[British Library]] thumb|right|267px|A vellum deed dated 1638, with pendent seal attached

animal skin treated for human use

thumb|250px|A whole sheepskin Sheepskin is the hide of a sheep, sometimes also called lambskin. Unlike common leather, sheepskin is tanned with the fleece intact, as in a pelt. ==Uses== thumb|Ugg boots are traditionally made from sheepskin. thumb|Three soldiers wearing sheepskin coats, 1916 Sheepskin is used to produce sheepskin leather products and soft wool-lined clothing or coverings, including gloves, hats, slippers, footstools, automotive seat covers, baby and knee rugs and pelts. Sheepskin numnahs, saddle pads, saddle seat covers, sheepskin horse boots, tack linings and girth tubes are a

leather made from skin from deer or deer family animals from which the grain has been removed

furreds skin of a goat

thumb|Calfskin leather dyed black thumb|Calfskin leather boot Calfskin or calf leather is a leather or membrane produced from the hide of a calf, or juvenile domestic cattle. Calfskin is particularly valuable because of its softness and fine grain, as well as durability. It is commonly used for high-quality clothing, shoes, wallets, and similar products, as well as traditional leather bookbindings. In these contexts, just "calf" is commonly used. Fine calfskin is one of the skins used for vellum and parchment manuscripts.

thumb|Ringed seal skin thumb|Anti-sealskin cartoon by J. M. Staniforth (1899). Sealskin is the skin of a seal.

thumb|300px|Pair of infant's kidskin boots, 1890s. Los Angeles County Museum of Art|LACMA, M.54.21.4a-b Kidskin or kid leather is a type of soft, thin leather that is traditionally used for gloves (hence the phrase 'kid gloves,' used since at least 1888 as a metaphor for careful handling). It is widely used for other fashion purposes such as footwear and clothing. Kidskin is traditionally made from goatskin – more specifically, the skin of young goats (or 'kids'), although equivalent leathers such as lambskin and chickenskin (actually a form of calfskin) give the same effect.

cured buffalo hide by the Aboriginal people of North America