A wrongly named hair sheep. When the Portuguese first went to Brazil they mistook the indigenous hairsheep for goats and called them cabrettas (kids). The skins were exported to the USA by the Blue Funnel Line (later the Booth Group) and the name cabretta stayed with them.
Now all hairsheep skins have taken the generic name cabretta. Much used in footwear leather and sport glove leather.
Now all hairsheep skins have taken the generic name cabretta. Much used in footwear leather and sport glove leather.