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Kirza
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Also known as Kierza

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Kirza () is an early Russian type of artificial leather based on a multi-layer textile fabric, modified by membrane-like substances. It consisted of cotton, latex and rosin. It was produced mainly in the Soviet Union. The surface of kirza imitates pig leather.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Kirza” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.