sealskin
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thumb|Ringed seal skin thumb|Anti-sealskin cartoon by J. M. Staniforth (1899). Sealskin is the skin of a seal.
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- Child's anorak, Inuit people, Greenland, sealskin, No. 1933.25.0018 - Etnografiska museet - Stockholm, Sweden - DSC01263.JPG
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thumb|Ringed seal skin thumb|Anti-sealskin cartoon by J. M. Staniforth (1899). Sealskin is the skin of a seal.
Seal skins have been used by the peoples of North America and northern Eurasia for millennia to make waterproof jackets and boots, and seal fur to make fur coats. Sailors used to have tobacco pouches made from sealskin. Canada, Greenland, Norway, Russia and Namibia all export sealskin. It was traditionally used to make Scottish sporrans.