| Go And Get The Animal Skin Rug |
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| Written by admin | |
| Wednesday, 13 December 2006 | |
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Floor rug made of animal skin can add an exotic outdoor look to your home. In fact many people find an animal rug in front of a hearth. However animal skins are used as rugs only after properly processed. It may be the qualities of rugs differ to each other as the skin differs from animal to animal. Make sure that you are buying area rugs made of real animal skin from people who have proper licenses to sell them.
Rugs can be large if that are made from skins of bear. Generally a skin of the bear is more than 6 feet in length. However there are several varieties of rugs available which are made from different bears like Black, Brown, Grizzly, and Kodiak, and even Polar bears. Color of the rug may not match the bear's color as they go through what are called color phases. Black bear skins for instance come in a range of colors from dark brown to blond. Blond colored skins are the most expensive. No doubt it will make you expensive if you will go for bear skin rugs. Make sure that your rug was professionally skinned and tanned. A good bear skin floor rug will have the real bear claws on its hands. Bear rugs need to be properly padded in order to be used. You can also find rugs that are made from Zebra skins and the scientific name these zebra is Equus Burchelli, which are not considered endangered though the zebra skin trade is highly regulated. This is why you should go to the vender who has proper licenses. In addition you should check whether skin has scars or other blemishes because it will reduce the price. The price of the rugs may be hiked according to the size. Some zebra skin area rugs can be almost eight feet in length. Zebra skins need to be backed by heavy felt for protection and beauty. If you will go for rugs made in skin of Lions, it will make you to pay heavy amount of price than bear or zebra skins. In fact it is not legal to kill Lions for the skin only, they are an endangered animal. Legally sold lion skin floor rugs are made from lions that have died from natural causes. Make sure that seller has proper documents. However Fake skins are widely available for almost any type of animal. These types of skin rugs are less expensive. Some fake skins are made from other animals' skins, especially from cows'. Other fake skins are completely artificial. |
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