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Deerskin hat

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Deerskin hat

Deer leather can be made into a range of high-quality accessories, such as handbags, wallets, briefcases, gloves and hats, which are very popular with tourists.

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Ken Drew, Deer and deer farming – Trophy hunting, deerskin and other products, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/16321/deerskin-hat (accessed 4 June 2026).

Story by Ken Drew, published 1 March 2009.