Hierarchy classification:

1. top of the aat hierarchies
2. Materials Facet
3. Materials (hierarchy name)
4. materials (substances)
5. [materials by origin]
6. biological material
7. animal material
8. collagenous material
9. skin (collagenous material)
10. deerskin

Anotations

Scope note:

The skin of an adult female deer, leather made from which was used in early bookbinding. For the soft, suede-like leather made from the flesh split of kidskin, sheepskin, or goatskin, use "doeskin (leather)." For leather made from doeskin (skin), combine "doeskin (skin)" + "leather."