Tanning Deer Hides

Tanning Deer Hides and Small Fur Skins Guide L-103 Jon Boren, Terrell T. “Red” Baker, Brian J. Hurd, and Glenn Mason1 Because preserving hides and furs is an ancient art, many successful preservation methods have been developed through the years. Native Americans used wood ashes to remove the hair and used brain matter as a tanning agent. ................
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