animal heads

Wall-hung hunting prizes

Animal heads are decorative mounts displaying the preserved head of a hunted animal—typically deer, elk, moose, or big game trophies.

They're associated with hunting lodges, rustic décor, and masculine spaces: The cabin walls were lined with animal heads.

The practice draws both admiration from hunters and criticism from animal rights advocates.

Related

antlers · horns · snout · muzzle · mask · totem · beast · fur · fangs · eyes · hunting · big game · hunting lodge · wall · wall decor · stuffed · glass eyes · deer

Categories
Opposites
anatomical position

animal headshindquarters

Animal's rear body section

rear ends · rumps · haunches · posteriors · back legs

vitality and state

animal headsliving creatures

Entities possessing biological processes

live animals · wildlife · fauna

display/trophy status

animal headslive animals

Organisms currently alive

wild game · livestock

Family

animal, animals, animate, animated, animation, animator, animating, inanimate, animalism

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated PG