[Bonetools] cattle PhIII horn sheath use

[Marloes Rijkelijkhuizen]

Dear Alice,

 

In Paula Hardwick's book 'Discovering horn' is a paragraph on hoof and a picture of a hoof snuff box. In Amsterdam a comb made of horse hoof has been found. 

I'm sure hoof has been used for many purposes. 

 

Best wishes, 

Marloes


 
> Date: Fri, 24 Apr 2009 16:38:25 +0200
> From: cho13017 at iif.hu
> To: bonetools at listserv.niif.hu
> Subject: [Bonetools] cattle PhIII horn sheath use
> 
> 
> 
> Dear Colleagues,
> I have received the following letter from a young colleague in Trieste.
> 
> i am a young italian zooarchaeologist from Trieste, my name is Francesco
> Boschin. I met you during a zooarchaeological meeting in Vienna some years ago
> (2007?).
> I am studing a small sample from a castle (XVI-XVII cent.) in South-tirol near
> Bolzano and i have a little question for you:
> I found a knife cut-mark on the solea of a third cattle phalanx, probably to
> remove the hoof-sheath.
> Is it possible that hoof-sheath tissue can be used by handicraftsmen? Or do they
> usually use only the horns?
> 
> Thank you very much!
> 
> best regards,
> Francesco Boschin
> 
> I have seen rattles from Africa and South America made from cattle or sheep/goat
> PhIIIs but have never heard of the horny sheath being exploited for any other
> purpose. My own best guess is that the cut mark is from some kind of collagen
> extracting process, possibly related to glue-making.
> 
> All ideas welcome. I will relay all replies to Francesco.
> 
> Best,
> Alice
> 
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