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== Description == | == Description == | ||
Any small deer-like ruminant, from the family Bovidae (order Artiodactyla), native to Africa and Asia. Antelopes produce a fine, soft [[leather|leather]] with a velvety nap. Imitation antelope leather, call antelope-finish [[suede%20leather|suede]], was often made from lamb, [[goat|goat]], or [[calfskin|calfskin]] that was sueded on the flesh side (Roberts and Etherington 1982). The Tibetan antelope (''Pantholops hodgsonii'') has been hunted extensively for the soft [[wool|wool]] from its underbelly, called shahtoosh. | Any small deer-like ruminant, from the family Bovidae (order Artiodactyla), native to Africa and Asia. Antelopes produce a fine, soft [[leather|leather]] with a velvety nap. Imitation antelope leather, call antelope-finish [[suede%20leather|suede]], was often made from lamb, [[goat|goat]], or [[calfskin|calfskin]] that was sueded on the flesh side (Roberts and Etherington 1982). The Tibetan antelope (''Pantholops hodgsonii'') has been hunted extensively for the soft [[wool|wool]] from its underbelly, called shahtoosh. | ||
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== Synonyms and Related Terms == | == Synonyms and Related Terms == | ||
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Tibetan antelope (''Pantholops hodgsonii''); antholops (Gr.); Antilope (Deut.); antílope (Esp., Port., Fr., It.); antiloop (Ned); Antylopy (Pol.); Antiloper (Sven.); | Tibetan antelope (''Pantholops hodgsonii''); antholops (Gr.); Antilope (Deut.); antílope (Esp., Port., Fr., It.); antiloop (Ned); Antylopy (Pol.); Antiloper (Sven.); | ||
| − | Similar species: shahtoosh; addax; bluebuck; bongo; bontebok; eland; dik-dik; duiker; gazelle; gemsbok; hartebeest; impala; klipspringer; kudu; nyala; oribi; oryx; rhebok; springbok; topi; waterbuck; wildebeest; | + | * Similar species: shahtoosh; addax; bluebuck; bongo; bontebok; eland; dik-dik; duiker; gazelle; gemsbok; hartebeest; impala; klipspringer; kudu; nyala; oribi; oryx; rhebok; springbok; topi; waterbuck; wildebeest; |
| − | + | * Other search terms: antelope leather; antelope hair; cuir d'antilope (Fr.) | |
| − | Other search terms: antelope leather; antelope hair; cuir d'antilope (Fr.) | ||
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== Additional Images == | == Additional Images == | ||
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File:antelopehairlarge.jpg|Antelope hairs | File:antelopehairlarge.jpg|Antelope hairs | ||
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== Sources Checked for Data in Record == | == Sources Checked for Data in Record == | ||
| − | * ''Encyclopedia Britannica'', http://www.britannica.com Comment: "Antelope." | + | * ''Encyclopedia Britannica'', http://www.britannica.com Comment: "Antelope." Accessed 14 Jan. 2004. |
| − | * Wikipedia | + | * Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antelope (Accessed Oct. 18, 2005) |
* Matt Roberts, Don Etherington, ''Bookbinding and the Conservation of Books: a Dictionary of Descriptive Terminology'', U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington DC, 1982 | * Matt Roberts, Don Etherington, ''Bookbinding and the Conservation of Books: a Dictionary of Descriptive Terminology'', U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington DC, 1982 | ||
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* ''The American Heritage Dictionary'' or ''Encarta'', via Microsoft Bookshelf 98, Microsoft Corp., 1998 | * ''The American Heritage Dictionary'' or ''Encarta'', via Microsoft Bookshelf 98, Microsoft Corp., 1998 | ||
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[[Category:Materials database]] | [[Category:Materials database]] | ||
Latest revision as of 12:46, 27 April 2022
Description
Any small deer-like ruminant, from the family Bovidae (order Artiodactyla), native to Africa and Asia. Antelopes produce a fine, soft Leather with a velvety nap. Imitation antelope leather, call antelope-finish suede, was often made from lamb, Goat, or Calfskin that was sueded on the flesh side (Roberts and Etherington 1982). The Tibetan antelope (Pantholops hodgsonii) has been hunted extensively for the soft Wool from its underbelly, called shahtoosh.
Synonyms and Related Terms
Tibetan antelope (Pantholops hodgsonii); antholops (Gr.); Antilope (Deut.); antílope (Esp., Port., Fr., It.); antiloop (Ned); Antylopy (Pol.); Antiloper (Sven.);
- Similar species: shahtoosh; addax; bluebuck; bongo; bontebok; eland; dik-dik; duiker; gazelle; gemsbok; hartebeest; impala; klipspringer; kudu; nyala; oribi; oryx; rhebok; springbok; topi; waterbuck; wildebeest;
- Other search terms: antelope leather; antelope hair; cuir d'antilope (Fr.)
Additional Images
Pronghorn antelope
Antelope hairs
Sources Checked for Data in Record
- Encyclopedia Britannica, http://www.britannica.com Comment: "Antelope." Accessed 14 Jan. 2004.
- Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antelope (Accessed Oct. 18, 2005)
- Matt Roberts, Don Etherington, Bookbinding and the Conservation of Books: a Dictionary of Descriptive Terminology, U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington DC, 1982
- Random House, Webster's Encyclopedic Unabridged Dictionary of the English Language, Grammercy Book, New York, 1997
- The American Heritage Dictionary or Encarta, via Microsoft Bookshelf 98, Microsoft Corp., 1998
- Olympus Microscopy Resource Center at http://www.olympusmicro.com/galleries/polarizedlight/pages/antelopehairsmall.html