Leather Sporran
The Leather Sporran (Scottish Gaelic for 'purse') is a traditional part of Scottish Highland dress.
Since the traditional kilt does not have pockets, the leather sporran serves as a wallet and container for any other necessary personal items.
In the Scottish Highlands because of the lack of these accessories in traditional dress.The leather sporran comes in a array of designs and styles, although typically smaller than a dress sporran, it smaller size is made up by its design. Common designs of today will have the leather embossed with Celtic knot work or Celtic dragons, and other various symbols.With leather being a versatile material, you can select a colorful design of layered embossments such as the rampant lion with a colored background.It is worn on a chain or hung from a kilt belt, conventionally lying in front of the groin of the wearer.It is commonly thought that the sporran primary or secondary use is to keep the front apron of the kilt down , while running or on a windy day. Its was originally used as the name states a “purse” or pocket, and as protection of the “central area” of the wearer.
