Namibia Giraffe tan or dip and pack?

[Moe324]

Has anyone had a giraffe tanned there and then shipped over to the USA to mount? I think I read somewhere guys doing this over doing standard dip and pack because it cuts down weight on shipping and cuts the cost of tannery in the USA? Any feedback on that?

 

[Firebird]

Tanned there is my understanding as well, particularly because th tanneries there have more experience and produce a better finished product. I have seen where one tannery here would not accept whole giraffe skins that had been salted and shipped

 

[Jhsmith]

The lower legs are solid bone.
I’m having mine sent back people use them to make bone handles scrimshaw and other stuff.
Or maybe I’ll just put one on the mantle tell all the kids it’s a dinosaur bone.