[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Reference works](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference) › [Vedic Index of Names and Subjects](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912) › v1.c3.s14.87 # Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v1.c3.s14.87 Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v1.c3.s14.87 - **Language:** English ### [v1.c3.s14.87](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s14.87) The art of tanning hides (\*mlā\*) was known as early as the Rigveda,⁶ where also the word for ‘tanner’ (\*carmamna\*) occurs.⁷ Details of the process are lacking, but the Śatapatha Brāhmaṇa⁸ refers to stretching out a hide with pegs (\*śaṅkubhiḥ\*), and the Rigveda⁹ mentions the wetting of the hide. - [Previous: v1.c3.s14.86](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s14.86) - [Next: v1.c3.s14.88](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s14.88) - [Up: v1.c3.s14](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s14) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s14.87](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s14.87) · Pramāṇa