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About the product
Seal skins are graded into qualities A, B, C, D, E & rejected skins. “A” skins = top quality (very rare). “E” quality = skins with many flaws. PLEASE NOTE: All our product photos of seal skin here on the webshop are taken from C or B skins. Colour tones vary from skin to skin. Sizes vary from skin to skin. You are NOT buying the skin you see in the product photo. Do you have specific requests for a skin? – then just write it in the comments section of your order, and we will do our best to find a suitable skin – but we cannot guarantee wishes.
Quality descriptions: A,B,C,D,E and rejected. A-skins have a maximum of two flaws. B-skins can have up to eight flaws. C-skins can have several flaws, as well as one or two larger flaws. D-skins can have areas completely without hair or hard leather. E and rejected skins are typically very damaged skins and with discolouration, which can only be used for the production of very small items, after which the rest of the skin is completely rejected. In Great Greenland’s own production of finished goods, we primarily work with C and D qualities.
Seals live in the wild, therefore “damage” from nature often occurs, which degrades the skin quality. However, this is also what makes each individual seal skin completely unique! The quality indications therefore tell us something about the general condition of the skin. How perfect, or imperfect, the skin is. Read more about seal skin here:
Dyed seal skin: At Great Greenland, we primarily sell natural skins, but we also dye many skins in popular and fashionable colours. Dyeing only comes into question if the natural skin is severely discoloured. Dyeing thus saves the skin from being rejected, ensuring sustainable production. A beautiful natural skin will never be dyed if there is no need for it.
Decorative or craft skins? Seal skins are extremely decorative. They can be used as rugs, as cushions in chairs or sofas, for example. Only imagination sets the limits. Seal skin behaves like other leather products in terms of wear and maintenance. A wonderful material for crafting.
All seal skins processed by Great Greenland are caught by Greenlandic Inuit hunters along the Greenlandic coast. All skins are tanned at Great Greenland’s tannery in South Greenland. All seal skins comply with EU legislation on seal skin. Only Inuit-hunted seal skins are approved for sale, production, and import into the EU. See more here on
the EU’s official website:
Harp seal/Greenland seal:
The harp seal is also called the Greenland seal or silk seal. The name silk seal is a very apt description of the appearance of the skin – it is glossy and soft, and it shines like silk. The harp seal is primarily used for clothing, but it is also extremely decorative for interiors. The harp seal is characterised by its natural grey colour and the sporadic spots scattered over the skin. Some seal skins have many spots, some have few.
PLEASE NOTE: All our skin product photos here on the webshop are of B & C skin qualities. All seal skins are unique and can therefore vary in both size and colour nuances within the same quality group.
