Niger
A soft vegetable tanned goatskin that has a
natural grain pattern resulting from the nature of
the skin, the tanning processes employed, and,
especially, boarding in the wet condition. Niger,
which is now difficult to obtain, is tanned and
finished from native skins in Nigeria and
surrounding districts by primitive methods,
usually employing babul bark as the principal
tanning material. The most common colors, which
are seldom uniform, include crimson, orange to
brick-red, green, as well as the natural huff. The
slight variations in grain surface and color which
give Niger its characteristic appearance, are
seldom successfully imitated in other skins, such
as that of the sheep, which is being increasingly
offered as genuine Niger. See also: GOATSKIN ; MOROCCO . (61 , 69 )
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