As the other reviews indicated, this is not the best made rug as the leather pieces fall off.  I've decided to use it as a wall hanging instead of as a rug.  I gave it 4 starts because it's a cool looking piece.  It's kinda roughly made leather...the strips are pretty hard and they're very uniform, which I like.  It's a bit more dark than the picture...I'd say more light gray and dark creams.