Goatskin Collection

Two Persian women rocking a goatskin to churn milk. Date: circa 1900s

Water Carrier, Jerusalem, Israel
Goatskin Water Carrier, Jerusalem, Israel Date: circa 1905

Costume of the inhabitants of Sennar, Sudan
Costume of the inhabitants of Sennar: man with robe over white skirt 1, girl in leather fringe skirt with clam shell showing her virginity 2, woman carrying water in bowls on a yoke 3

Sumach tan tub at a leather factory, south London
Sumach tan tub (part of the goatskin tanning process) at the Neckinger Mills leather factory, Bermondsey, south London. Date: 1842

Bedouin women making butter in a goatskin, Arabia. Date: 1922

Unhairing a goatskin at a leather factory, south London 1842
Workman unhairing a goatskin (removing the hairs with the edge of a knife) at the Neckinger Mills leather factory, Bermondsey, south London. Date: 1842

Drawing goatskins at a leather factory, south London
Two men drawing goatskins at the Neckinger Mills leather factory, Bermondsey, south London. The process involves repeatedly soaking the skins in a solution of lime and water over a number of weeks

Bihishtee or Indian water carrier.. handcolored copperplate engraving by an unknown artist from Asiatic Costumes, Ackermann, London, 1828

Mens Wear during WW1, August and February by J. H. Thorpe
The contrast in clothing worn by British soldiers in the trenches in August and in February. The soldier on the left wears the familiar khaki tunic, breeches and puttees

From khaki to goatskin
Due to the harsh winter conditions the British soldiers had to change from their khaki uniform to warm goatskin overcoats, woollen hats and new rubber boots. Date: 1915

Polish Bagpipes
An old man playing the bagpipes in the Tatra mountains of Poland. His costume is made of embroidered goatskin and his dog is a breed peculiar to the area. Date: 1930s

Borracheiros - Madeira, Portugal
Madeira, Portugal - wine pickers ( Borracheiros ) and handlers who transport the grape juice as soon after it has been pressed as possible in a goatskin; a sight now fast becoming a rare sight

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