Knowledge

Cowhide

Source 📝

201: 115: 25: 289: 165:. It ensures that the cowhide will last longer. It is then naturally dried and the best hides are separated from the rest, with the ones that cannot be used in full as decorative items separated to be used as 192:
skins, but dyeing is usually reserved for the lower quality cowhides. The best quality hides are usually presented in their natural colors, which are based on the breed of the bovine.
153:
Once a cow has been killed, the skin is removed. It is then selected in the raw state, at the very first moment when it is salted. It is organized by size and color. In the
211:
Among the southern African Zulu people, cowhide was employed in various ways, though it has recently been relegated to ceremonial use. Cowhide was used to make
172:. These are usually those with damage (for example cuts and other injuries to the skin during the life of the animal) that causes the skin to tear post drying. 35: 330: 205: 93: 267: 65: 157:, a traditional hair on hide tanning method is employed to ensure that the hide is soft, and less susceptible to 72: 50: 79: 323: 61: 200: 354: 114: 316: 8: 263: 154: 86: 349: 304: 46: 133:. It retains the original coloring of the animal. Cowhides are a product of the 300: 343: 134: 212: 166: 24: 217: 162: 262:(1 ed.). Barnsley: Pen & Sword Military. pp. vii–x. 296: 142: 119: 181: 169: 138: 189: 185: 158: 229:
loin cloth was tied to the body with a cow hide belt. The
130: 288: 42: 241:
was a tufted cowtail used as an arm or leg decoration.
204:
Nguni Cowhide, The judges' table in a courtroom of the
257: 341: 129:is the natural, unbleached skin and hair of a 324: 258:Sutherland, Jonathan; Canwell, Diane (2004). 51:introducing citations to additional sources 331: 317: 233:was a headdress made of cow skin, and the 199: 113: 41:Relevant discussion may be found on the 141:. Cowhide is frequently processed into 342: 215:and the traditional skirt called the 16:Leather of cattle with hairs attached 283: 206:Constitutional Court of South Africa 18: 251: 13: 14: 366: 225:, to cover the buttocks, and the 287: 221:. Men wore a calfskin flap, the 195: 34:relies largely or entirely on a 23: 260:The Zulu kings and their armies 1: 244: 303:. You can help Knowledge by 7: 10: 371: 282: 184:to resemble skins such as 148: 208: 175: 123: 203: 117: 47:improve this article 295:This article about 209: 124: 312: 311: 112: 111: 97: 362: 333: 326: 319: 291: 284: 274: 273: 255: 107: 104: 98: 96: 55: 27: 19: 370: 369: 365: 364: 363: 361: 360: 359: 340: 339: 338: 337: 280: 278: 277: 270: 256: 252: 247: 198: 180:Cowhide can be 178: 151: 108: 102: 99: 56: 54: 40: 28: 17: 12: 11: 5: 368: 358: 357: 352: 336: 335: 328: 321: 313: 310: 309: 292: 276: 275: 268: 249: 248: 246: 243: 197: 194: 177: 174: 150: 147: 110: 109: 45:. Please help 31: 29: 22: 15: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 367: 356: 355:Textile stubs 353: 351: 348: 347: 345: 334: 329: 327: 322: 320: 315: 314: 308: 306: 302: 298: 293: 290: 286: 285: 281: 271: 269:9781844150601 265: 261: 254: 250: 242: 240: 236: 232: 228: 224: 220: 219: 214: 213:Nguni shields 207: 202: 196:Nguni culture 193: 191: 187: 183: 173: 171: 168: 164: 160: 156: 146: 144: 140: 136: 135:food industry 132: 128: 121: 118:Cowhide in a 116: 106: 95: 92: 88: 85: 81: 78: 74: 71: 67: 64: –  63: 59: 58:Find sources: 52: 48: 44: 38: 37: 36:single source 32:This article 30: 26: 21: 20: 305:expanding it 294: 279: 259: 253: 238: 234: 230: 226: 222: 216: 210: 179: 152: 126: 125: 100: 90: 83: 76: 69: 57: 33: 239:umshokobezi 344:Categories 245:References 103:April 2021 73:newspapers 167:patchwork 62:"Cowhide" 43:talk page 297:textiles 231:iphovela 218:isidwaba 163:moulting 122:'s shop. 350:Leather 227:umutsha 155:tannery 149:Process 143:leather 127:Cowhide 120:furrier 87:scholar 266:  235:ishoba 223:ibeshu 139:cattle 89:  82:  75:  68:  60:  299:is a 190:zebra 186:tiger 159:odour 137:from 94:JSTOR 80:books 301:stub 264:ISBN 182:dyed 170:rugs 161:and 66:news 237:or 188:or 176:Use 131:cow 49:by 346:: 145:. 332:e 325:t 318:v 307:. 272:. 105:) 101:( 91:· 84:· 77:· 70:· 53:. 39:.

Index


single source
talk page
improve this article
introducing citations to additional sources
"Cowhide"
news
newspapers
books
scholar
JSTOR

furrier
cow
food industry
cattle
leather
tannery
odour
moulting
patchwork
rugs
dyed
tiger
zebra

Constitutional Court of South Africa
Nguni shields
isidwaba
ISBN

Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.