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Buckskin
Buckskin was the pliable dressed leather of the deer or elk. It is claimed that the name comes from Daniel Boone who sold the skin of the animal for a buck (dollar). Shirts, shoes (moccasins), hats, dresses and trousers were all made of buckskin and they were worn by Native Americans and the settlers in the West.
Calamity Jane wearing buckskin (c.1875)






