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The skin is commonly used to make Rug s. The leather is considered extremely durable and is often used for Glove s, Drumhead s or Sounding Board s of some musical instruments, e.g, Esraj .

In 1974, there was a great controversy in discovered that some of these products contained deadly Anthrax spores. All Haitian goatskin products in America were recalled, and no fatalities were recorded.