White Fox

I was just gifted a buffalo hide today. Its been mostly scraped, salted, and dried. It still has all its fur, and if possible I would like to keep it that way. Its been folded fur inwards in its dried state. I do not have the brains for tanning this hide. The person that gave it to me has scraped two hides before but sent them to be tanned by a facility, he didnt really care for spending the money on this hide. I would like to know, what the general process is, what chemicals are best used (preferably environmentally safe, like can I use white vinegar instead of acid for pickling?). I have a general process in mind, but any additional personal experiences or information I get before I start the process is greatly appreciated. I have not tanned anything before. It could be a few days to a couple of weeks before I am in a situation where I have the time to tan this hide properly. Thanks!

Hello, I'm new! My name is White Fox, and I am a house-less, mostly penny-less, traveling artist, and one of the things I got into this past year is leather working. Glad I found this site! Here are some of the things I've worked on the last year. I take critiques but remember I'm still fairly new at this. Everything I do is hand sewn! Clothing: My own personal attire: (sorry for the terrible photo!) Arctic fox pelt made into a hat, red fox ears removable from the head. Mutli Leather Skirt - Deer, Cow, Sheep scraps pieced together in a puzzle like fashion. Moccasins - Red and light brown deer hide Renaissance skirt: Deer and cow hide. Renaissance leather Shirt: (you can see my puzzle piece skirt better in this photo, and my leather belt) Red and light brown deer hide Accessories: Bracelets: Cow, Peacock, Cow with fur, Deer Bags with shoulder straps: Deer, Cow, Cow with Fur, and Fox Fur used. Let me know what you guys think! This is how I make a living, I also hand carve bull and buffalo horn into feather shapes and sell them as pendants. But since that's not technically leather I wont post that.