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Peccary Leather is original from Perú. The word peccary is derived from the Carib word pakira or paquira. In Portuguese, a peccary is called pecari, porco-do-mato, queixada, or tajaçu, among other names; in Spanish, "javelina", jabalí, sajino, or pecarí; in French Guiana and Suriname, pakira. A peccary is a medium-sized animal, with a strong resemblance to a pig. Like a pig, it has a snout ending in a cartilaginous disc, and eyes that are small relative to its head. Also like a pig, it uses only the middle two digits for walking, although, unlike pigs, the other toes may be altogether absent. Its stomach is not ruminating, although it has three chambers, and is more complex than those of pigs....

The refrain says that "beauty is skin deep" and this comes definitely for peccary leather. Under the tough image we have of this wild creature, is hidden a soft and beautiful skin, considered as a luxury since 13th century. Peccary leather has been used mostly in the glove industry and is super high class leather, but it is used also in manufacturing other fashion items such as garments, belts and bags. Comparing to cowhide, peccary leather is more expensive but you can see and feel the difference.