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Published: 2012-06-11 10:58:42 +0000 UTC; Views: 392; Favourites: 4; Downloads: 14
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Just a dyed rabbit pelt my grandmother got from Hawaii 50 or so years ago. It's very soft and the dye held up very well over the years. It's most likely been stencil dyed; i.e. the design was cut out on a piece of cardboard or the like, and it was then dyed with natural material.Related content
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It looks like it was probably hand brushed on inks with a fine brush. I dye markings onto fake fur and that's how I would do markings like this. Leather looks in a little rough shape though. Perhaps you might want to back it onto fabric to preserve it?
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I dunno why people are arguing so much about this. Whatever it is, it's pretty epic.
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More than likely. I know of a company that sells leopard printed rabbit pelts X3
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Ah well. Not as exotic as I was hoping, but it's still a pretty pelt.
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Haha sorry XD It is in a way because I wonder how they did that without it bleeding.
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Stenciling, most likely. They cut out the design on a piece of cardboard or the like and used airbrush.
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Even still when using dyes they tend to bleed. Either that or there's a machine that probably does it :\
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It depends on the dye. Since my grandmother got it from Hawaii 50 or so years ago, they probably used dyes made from natural materials. Dye like that doesn't run as much and is pretty resilient.
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Oh, I had no idea it was old! I've seen new ones like this, well come to think of it they're crappier looking (the print is)
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It looks a lot like a dyed rabbit pelt (they make pretty good fakes... [link] and [link] for example) How big is it? Cat pelts are illegal to sell, buy, or trade in the United States, and it's a bit taboo to deal with them anyhow so if your grandmother was in Hawaii it wouldn't be very likely (even if they're quite the pest species over there). The fur also looks dense in the picture, whereas Bengal cats appear to have a more sleek coat.
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I'd say rabbit, dyed to look like that. : ) I come in contact with my three rabbits every day and many other rabbits at a sanctuary I volunteer at every other week. There are a TON of different rabbit fur-types.
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That's a rabbit skin which has been stenciled. No two ways about it. I had a Bengal cat and the patterns, shape, and texture are all wrong.
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I've never dealt with dyed pelts before, so I wouldn't know what they look like. I have to ask though, if a pelt was dyed, wouldn't the dye fade over time? This pelt is at least 50 years old.
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The condition of the dye in the pelt will depend on how well it's been taken care of over time.
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Well it's just been sitting on a bookcase for the past 50 years. Hasn't been touched or handled until recently, but that was only when I was taking pictures of it. Now it's safely stored away in a plastic container so my cat doesn't maul it. So I can see how the dye would hold up this well.
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how large is it? it maybe could be a dyed rabbit pelt because of the hard black lines, but the photo is not clear enough to say it for sure
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I was thinking it's dyed too, but it's not the right length or texture to be a rabbit pelt. I have other rabbit pelts and they feel different from this one.
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Hm, ok - maybe an other kind of pelt dyed? Like dog or sheep? Hm..
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It's not dyed. Because of its age, and the way the markings sit on the pelt, there's not way it could be dye. At this point, I'm thinking its some mutt feral cat. At least part Bengal.
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I'm really looking more at the thickness of the fur. I don't want to say leopard, because of the thickness. I'm wondering if it may be a Bengal Cat pelt?
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Possibly. It's just kind of hard to tell. It's only a small scrap of fur, about six inches long by six inches wide. People have been saying it's probably a dyed rabbit pelt, but it isn't consistent with my other rabbit pelts.
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Pluck some hairs and burn them - if it singes and leaves a distinct smell it is real, if melts it is not
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It singed and smelled like burnt hair, so it's real. At least I know that much. Thanks for the idea. ^^
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All right, I'll try that. Thanks. ^^
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