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2. Conservation and restoration of bone, horn, and antler objects

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   Horn is the outer covering of a bony outgrowth on an animal's skull, such as a cow. It consists of a mass of very hard, hair-like filaments called keratin, cemented together around a spongy internal bone core. This layering effect continues to grow over time, resulting in a cone-within-cone structure.

3. Archaeologists perplexed to find strangely modified sheep ...

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   The oldest known artistic depictions of cattle with deformed horns are found at an elite tomb dating to the Old Kingdom of about 2686 BC to 2160 BC. ... Analysis of skulls and horn core remains ...

4. Bucranium - Wikipedia

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   Garlanded bucrania on a frieze from the Samothrace temple complex Bucranium on the frieze of the Temple of Vespasian and Titus in Rome.. Bucranium (pl. bucrania; from Latin būcrānium, from Ancient Greek βουκράνιον (boukránion) 'ox's head', referring to the skull of an ox) was a form of carved decoration commonly used in Classical architecture.

5. Calavera - Wikipedia

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   Large sugar skull offered for sale in Mexico. "Calaveritas" (little skulls) made of chocolate and sugar for sale in Mexico. Traditional production methods with molds have been used for a long time. The process involves using molds to cast the calaveras. Production can be a lengthy process: a craftsman who creates elaborate calaveras might spend ...

6. War bonnet - Wikipedia

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   The "horned" bonnet can consist of a buckskin skull cap, shaved bison or cow horns, and dyed horsehair with bunches of owl feathers beneath the skull cap. The "flaring" eagle feather bonnet is often made of golden eagle tail feathers connected to a buckskin or felt crown. There are slits at the base of the crown that allow the bonnet to have a ...

7. How bones, skulls and feathers illustrate an anthology of ...

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   Reindeer skulls that signify the past traumas and tentative progress of Scandinavia’s Sámi communities. Sprays of macaw feathers celebrating the vivid traditions of Brazil’s Tapirapé people.