What to do with Horn

[Muddypaws]

A friend of mine found this in a charity shop, and knowing my interests he bought it for me.

Never having worked with horn before I thought I would come to my favourite forum to ask you good people for suggestions for what to do with it.
Someone has drilled a small hole a couple of inches from the base to insert a splitpin for hanging it on a wall, otherwise it is complete.

Looking forward to reading your suggestions.
Muddypaws.

 

[British Red]

Horn spoons? Horn cup? Powder horn? So many choices....

 

[nephilim]

If it is hollow, turn it into a cup.

 

[urbansurvivor]

Wow, just make a lid for it and enjoy having a really nice container, would love one of those, do you know what sort of horn this is, can you get them here in UK? I could make one of these into a really nice deer call, would be able to get some great close up pics of the stags calling them in with this im sure, nice find

 

[forrestdweller]

seeing that there's a hole in it i'd say drinking horn viking style is out of option...

i once made a tinder container out of a small cowhorn which i pulled of a carcass i found- with the legs tied together- laying in a forest...

 

[tombear]

If there's space between the drill holes a tinder horn is a useful bit of kit

http://www.bushcraftuk.com/forum/showthread.php?t=83910

if you want any of the hand made copper tacks PM me, I have a fag tin full.

ATB

Tom

 

[Muddypaws]

Thanks for the suggestions! I could fill the hole with epoxy if I wanted to go the drinking horn route, but I think I'll go for some sort of container. Wooden caps are within my capabilities. I've also got some pewter (from a charity shop tankard) that I can envisage as some decorative trim.

 

[Robson Valley]

Great find!
Google: UBC/MOA
That's enough to take you to the University of British Columbia's Museum of Anthropology.
There's an online collection of some 40,000 items that you can search, sort through, and look at for ideas.
In the UBC/MOA, I've seen stunning examples of large ladles made by hot oil bending & carving of
Mountain Goat horn.