Leather

There are two notable reported instances of lampshades made from human skin. After World War II, it was claimed that Nazis had made at least one lampshade from murdered concentration camp inmates: a human skin lampshade was displayed by Buchenwald concentration camp commandant Karl-Otto Koch and his wife, Ilse Koch, said to be with other human skin artifacts. Despite myths to the contrary, there were no systematic efforts by the Nazis to make human skin lampshades.

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

man-made material that has similar properties and appearance to animal leather

thumb|Blue suede shoes thumb|Suede boot

porous leather, traditionally the skin of the chamois (Rupicapra rupicapra)

soft, pliable leather used for bookbinding, wallets, linings for luggage, gloves and shoes

type of wallpaper

right|thumb|An antique round box covered with pearl ray shagreen, ground down to produce a smooth, puzzle-like surface

practice of making leather into craft objects or works of art

thumb|275px|A nubuck shoe

Animal-based oil used as a treatment for leather.

bark-tanned leather

type of full-grained sheep leather

equine leather

leather, one side of which is covered with a flexible waterproof film having a lustrous and highly glazed surface

oil derived from the fat of mink

untanned hide or animal skin

thumb|250px|Cowhide in a furrier's shop. Cowhide is the natural, unbleached skin and hair of a cow. It retains the original coloring of the animal. Cowhides are a product of the food industry from cattle. Cowhide is frequently processed into leather.

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

term for manufactured upholstery material which contains animal hide

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.

leather treated to be tough and rigid, moulded or stamped into various shapes

thumb|The shedded skin of an Indian rat snake Snakeskin may either refer to the skin of a live snake, the shed skin of a snake after molting, or to a type of leather that is made from the hide of a dead snake. Snakeskin and scales can have varying patterns and color formations, providing protection via camouflage from predators. The colors and iridescence in these scales are largely determined by the types and amount of chromatophores located in the dermis of the snake skin. The snake's skin and scales are also an important feature to their locomotion, providing protection and minimizing frict

skin of any species of crocodile

thumb|Crown made for the queen of the 25th National Fair Piteado (2016) in Colotlán thumb|250px|Detail of a hand made piteado belt thumb|175px|Punteador at work in talabartería thumb|175px|Variety of piteado belts

leather cleaning compound