Fish skin leather - BURBOT
Burbot (Lota lota) is cod fish which lives on sweet water. In Finland burbot is usually caught on wintertime by nets, fyke nets and fish traps before its spawning time on February or March. Typical size of burbot is 1 - 2 kg.
Burbot skin leather is smooth, has a fine pattern and it is durable wallet material. Burbot has the strongest and most abrasion resistant skin of the species we commonly use. The skin is characterized by a unique, highly variable pattern, which varies in different parts of the fish. On the ventral side, the skin is lighter, in the back it is darker. The darkest and softest skin is on the head and it also has the finest pattern. Burbot has the smallest scales in the head region. The size of the fish also affects the pattern of the skin. The skin surface is polished and darkened somewhat in use. As a fine detail, the lateral line of the burbot shows very nicely in the finished burbot skin leather, often emphasizing the unique look of the finished product.
The close-up of the Burbot leather clearly shows the lateral line of the fish.Examples of used burbot leather wallets
Used burbot leather wallet.
This wallet on web shop: Kalaparkki Wallet ”Harry” with coin pocket, burbot decoration
A Burbot leather wallet that has been in daily use for 10 years.
A whole tanned burbot skin
| In Finnish | Made |
| In English | Burbot |
| In Spanish | Lota |
| In Italian | Bottatrice |
| In French | Lote |
| In Swedish | Lake |
| In German | Quappe |
| In Estonian | Luts |
| In Russian | налим |
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