Sporrans is one of many types of highland wear which could also include ghillie brogues, Inverness raincapes, kilt and trews belts, kilt carriers and rolls, kilt pins, marcella dress highland wear, pipe band accessories, Quaich’s, Sgian Dubh which is traditional highland wear to conceal knives and weapons. Sporrans are bags worn by highlanders as traditional kilts do not have pockets to carry their daily essentials including the lead shot for their muskets. The earliest version of sporrans were made from a plain draw string bag made from a thin piece of cloth or leather. Sporrans were historically worn around the waist and the more affluent wore decorated sporrans that had silver tops and tassels. As sporrans grew in popularity and as fashion changed, sporrans became fancier and it became fashionable to have hair sporrans by the late 1800s. Hair sporrans were made out of animal skin such as otter, badger, cows, goat and seal and often had the fur or hair of animals still intact on the sporrans. As the sporrans got fancier so did the size where they became bigger almost covering the front of the kilt. In the modern day world, sporrans are typically made from bovine or seal skin which seem to be the most ethical and sustainable materials to source and it is now not very likely to find sporrans made out of otter, badger or fox due to the difficulty of proving that the animal died from natural causes or in an accident. You may come across unique sporrans that are extremely rare which are made from polar bear or black bear. Alternative fur sporrans tend to be made from the finest quality leathers and skins such as rabbit, mink, fox and are ideal for special occasions therefore fetch high prices. You can also find hardwearing leather every day casual sporrans, formal dress sporrans made with precious metals and semi dress sporrans which are suitable for everyday or casual occasions.
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