Engraving depicting the process of tanning goatskins in a sumach solution. To ensure that the whole surface of the skin was exposed to the tanning solution, the skins were sewn into bags with the grain outside, and blown and floated in the tub.

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Photo credit: © World History Archive / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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Keywords: 19th, animal, archival, archive, century, engraving, goat, historic, historical, history, leather, process, skin, solution, sumach, tanning