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Khoekhoe Tanning Leather
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Khoekhoe Tanning Leather

Michiel Elgersma · 1727 · etching; paper

From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

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In a landscape with mountains in the background, nine men are busy with various stages of preparing skins. Below the representation the method is explained in six steps; from preparing the skins to sewing them together.

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printboekillustratieKhoikhoi
Credit lineLeerlooiende Khoekhoe. 1727. Michiel Elgersma. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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