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Shipping and Customs Guide
Find out how African Hides handles safe packaging, customs paperwork, and worldwide delivery of your purchase.
Shipping and Customs Guide
Find out how African Hides handles safe packaging, customs paperwork, and worldwide delivery of your purchase.
Timeless Investment
Understand how authentic hides offer lasting value, beauty, and heirloom potential in upscale design.
Timeless Investment
Understand how authentic hides offer lasting value, beauty, and heirloom potential in upscale design.
Spotting Fakes
Spot the difference between genuine hides and imitations with our guide to patterns, textures, and authenticity.
Spotting Fakes
Spot the difference between genuine hides and imitations with our guide to patterns, textures, and authenticity.
Cultural Significance
African animal hides have deep cultural roots. In many communities, hides symbolize status, heritage, and connection to nature. Nguni cattle hides are used in Zulu ceremonies, while springbok skins feature...
Cultural Significance
African animal hides have deep cultural roots. In many communities, hides symbolize status, heritage, and connection to nature. Nguni cattle hides are used in Zulu ceremonies, while springbok skins feature...
The Tanning Process
Tanning transforms raw hides into lasting décor. Our hides undergo chrome or vegetable tanning, depending on the species and desired finish. This process stabilizes the skin, prevents decay, and enhances...
The Tanning Process
Tanning transforms raw hides into lasting décor. Our hides undergo chrome or vegetable tanning, depending on the species and desired finish. This process stabilizes the skin, prevents decay, and enhances...
Styling with African Hides
Styling with African Hides: A Designer’s Guide to Wild Elegance African hides are not just materials—they’re masterpieces of nature, each one carrying the story of a species, a landscape, and...
Styling with African Hides
Styling with African Hides: A Designer’s Guide to Wild Elegance African hides are not just materials—they’re masterpieces of nature, each one carrying the story of a species, a landscape, and...