Practical techniques for designing with exotic leather: American alligator and emu

Clothing and Textiles Research Journal

Volumn 22, Issue 1-2, 2004, Pages 53-60

  Belleau, Bonnie D ^a   Marquette, Yvonne B ^a   Summers, Teresa A ^a  

^a LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Alligator; Emu; Exotic leather

Indexed keywords

LEATHER;

EID: 1242310341     PISSN: 0887302X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0887302X0402200107     Document Type: Article

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