Fur clothing is clothing made from the preserved skins of mammals. Fur is one of the oldest forms of clothing and is thought to have been widely used by people for at least 120,000 years. The term 'fur' is often used to refer to a specific item of clothing such as a coat, wrap, or shawl made from the fur of animals.
Humans wear fur garments to protect them from cold climates and wind chill, but documented evidence of fur as a marker of social status exists as far back as 2,000 years ago with ancient Egyptian royalty and high priests wearing the skins of leopards.
Historically in European and Middle Eastern cultures fur garments often had the fur facing inwards with cloth on the exterior of the jacket, but in the 19th century a trend for wearing seal fur coats with the fur facing outwards ...
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Blaufuchs-Sandalen, Königsallee, Düsseldorf, August 2019.
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Canadian man wearing a fur coat and hat circa 1910
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A colored Emoji from emojione project
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Fitch fur coat (breeded fitches)
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Furrier's tools: Fur sewing machine
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Pelzniederlage von Heinrich Lomer in Leipzig. Aus einer Veröffentlichung im Jahr 1905.
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Title from item.; Date supplied by cataloger.; M. J. F. Periolat & Co.
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Nutria jacket reversible/ Wendbare Samt-Nutriajacke (Südamerikanische Nutria, gerupft, geschoren und...
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Traditional fur shoes of the lapps. They have been prepared reindeer leg skin.
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Pelz-Verkaufsstand in Tallinn, Estland.
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Sherbrooke, Canada