Sheets are doused with a concoction of chemicals before being laid out to dry. Sukaregang in Garut district, West Java, has long been a bustling center for Indonesia's leather trade, with some shops producing and selling various goods – including bags, shoes and jackets – since the 1940s. The industrial area is also a major supplier for high-end brands from across the globe, catering to the fashion, auto and motor-sports industry. (Photo by Rezza Estily/JG Photo)

A man walks across a vat of water used to wash the hide. (Photo by Rezza Estily/JG Photo)

A worker separates the fat from skin. (Photo by Rezza Estily/JG Photo)

A worker separates the fat from skin. (Photo by Rezza Estily/JG Photo)

A merchant in Sukaregang separates sheets of leather. (Photo by Rezza Estily/JG Photo)

A factory worker sprays color onto a piece of leather. (Photo by Rezza Estily/JG Photo)

Wastes from the cow skins will be use for crackers. (Photo by Rezza Estily/JG Photo)

Workers press the leathers. (Photo by Rezza Estily/JG Photo)

A worker passes by the dried leathers at the workshop. (Photo by Rezza Estily/JG Photo)

A cow tail preserves using salt. (Photo by Rezza Estily/JG Photo)

Workers carefully move a sheet of leather freshly stripped of any traces of fat. (Photo by Rezza Estily/JG Photo)

Stacks of cow skin that are preserved using salt. (Photo by Rezza Estily/JG Photo)

The hide undergoes a soaking process using various chemicals. (Photo by Rezza Estily/JG Photo)

The hide undergoes a soaking process using various chemicals. (Photo by Rezza Estily/JG Photo)

The design of leather wallet. (Photo by Rezza Estily/JG Photo)

An artisan stitches together patches of leather to make a wallet. (Photo by Rezza Estily/JG Photo)

Various type of leather sheets as a raw material for bags and wallets. (Photo by Rezza Estily/JG Photo)

Various leather wallets. (Photo by Rezza Estily/JG Photo)