Smoked Leather Hides

These are smoked moosehides tanned in the traditional way by a non-Native tanner. They are freeze scraped by hand in winter, and treated using only natural ingredients. Soft and supple, these hides are usually thick, fall harvested hides, and are perfect for crafting winter moccasins. Each piece is cataloged and priced separately. The price varies by the quality of the hide, thickness, color, and suppleness. Moose are not an endangered species and are not subject to CITES. A USFWS export...

These are smoked moosehides tanned in the traditional way by a non-Native tanner. They are freeze scraped by hand in winter, and treated using only natural ingredients. Soft and supple, these hides are usually thick, fall harvested hides, and are perfect for crafting winter moccasins. Each piece is cataloged and priced separately. The price varies by the quality of the hide, thickness, color, and suppleness. Moose are not an endangered species and are not subject to CITES. A USFWS export...

We have a few sources for traditional, hand-made, brain-tanned, smoked moose hide from the Cree in Canada. The moose hides on this page are handmade using traditional methods but were not treated with brains. Traditionally, the hides would be tanned using brains before stretching and smoking. Nowadays, it is rare for brains to be used and each person has their own recipe for softening the hides. Traditional, hand-made leather is very difficult to obtain these days and has become quite...

This is a traditionally brain-tanned and smoked white tail deer hide.It was tanned and smoked using a traditional brain-tanning process using real pig brains. Very few people are making true brain-tanned hides any more. The hide is prepared by a European enthusiast of real leather living in Canada. It is NOT native made.This hide has a smoky smell and is supple and flexible. It has a light coloring throughout the hide. The back side is a bit lighter.This is a whole hide with some holes,...

This is a traditionally brain-tanned and smoked white tail deer hide. It was tanned and smoked using a traditional brain-tanning process using real pig brains. Very few people are making true brain-tanned hides any more. The hide is prepared by a European enthusiast of real leather living in Canada. It is NOT native made. This hide has a smoky smell and is supple and flexible. It has a light coloring throughout the hide. The back side is a bit lighter. This is a whole hide with some holes,...

This is a traditionally brain-tanned and smoked white tail deer hide. It was tanned and smoked using a traditional brain-tanning process using real pig brains. Very few people are making true brain-tanned hides any more. The hide is prepared by a European enthusiast of real leather living in Canada. It is NOT native made. This hide has a smoky smell and is supple and flexible. It has a light coloring throughout the hide. The back side is a bit lighter. This is a whole hide with some holes,...

This is a traditionally brain-tanned and smoked white tail deer hide.  It was tanned and smoked using a traditional brain-tanning process using real pig brains. Very few people are making true brain-tanned hides any more. The hide is prepared by a European enthusiast of real leather living in Canada. It is NOT native made. This hide has a smoky smell and is supple and flexible. It has a light coloring throughout the hide. The back side is darker. This is a whole hide with some holes,...