Processes of Leather wear in Ghana

     Although leather  is  derived from different kinds of animals,it  can be described as a durable and a flexible material created by the  tanning of animal rawhide and skin,or a material made by removing the  hair from animal skins and preserving  the  skins using special processes.It   can be  produced through manufacturing processes ranging from cottage industry to heavy industry.
    Leather has  for many years been part of human lives which still exist in modify way.Leather  comes  in many forms  which some  includes,vegetable-tanned leather which is  tanned using tanning and other ingredients found in vegetable matter,such as tree bark prepared in bark meals,and other similar sources and rawhide leather which is made by scraping the skin thin,soaking it in lime and  then stretching it while it dries.
    Leather making and processes are commonly done in the three northern regions of Ghana,namely Upper East,Upper West and the Northern part.The specific town noted for the making of leather in the Upper  East   region is Bawku

fresh skin.

scrapping of the fresh skin with a scraper

pounding of the leaves(bagaruwa) for the mixture of the dye

mixture of the chemicals with lemon juice for dyeing of the fresh skin leather

soaking of the chemical mixture for the dyeing of the fresh skin leather

early stage of drying the coloured skin leather

colored skin leather almost dried.......

  
among others in  I intend to throw more light on how leather is been made into product such as,bags,belts,sandals,shoes.drums the  country..

introduction to leather wears in Ghana

Hello bloggers,welcome to Rama Osman's blog. I will be introducing you on how leather is made in Ghana, the processes it goes through and how some artifacts are made from them.  Why people preferred leather artifacts to any other. i hope you continue to view my blog and i look forward to your contributions and comments. Thank you.......