antler
Stag's bony crown
An antler is a branching bony growth on the head of deer and related animals.
Unlike horns, which are permanent, antlers are shed and regrown annually.
The branches are called points or tines: a twelve-point buck.
Antlers appear in hunting trophies, rustic décor, and folk medicine.
Male deer
- elkLarge North American cervid
- mooseLargest cervid, northern forests
- caribouNorth American arctic deer
- buckMale deer or dollar
reindeer · whitetail · fallow · roe · wapiti · hart · hind · doe
Fork's pointed projections
- prongsSharp projecting points
- pointsUnits of tally
- branchingSplitting into separate directions
- forkedDivided into prongs
beam · rack · spread · palmate · crown · burr · pedicle · symmetry
Fixed in position
- taxidermyPreserving animal skins lifelike
- huntPursuit of quarry
- rackFrame for holding items
- scoreNumerical standing in competition
sportsman · harvest · stalking · hunter · game · prize · display
Thick-pile textile
- sheddingLosing outer covering
- regrowthGrowing back again
- calcificationMineral hardening of tissue
- mineralizationConversion to mineral form
pedicle · cartilage · annual · seasonal · testosterone · nutrition · genetics · age
Hard skeletal tissue
- carvedCut to create form
- chandelierDecorative suspended light fixture
- buttonsSmall disc fasteners
- craftsHandmade artistic works
furniture · natural · decorative · rustic · jewelry · art · polished · slice
stag
Male deer
- elkLarge North American cervid
- mooseLargest cervid, northern forests
- caribouNorth American arctic deer
buck · reindeer · whitetail · fallow · roe · wapiti · hart · hind · doe · yearling
tines
Fork's pointed projections
forked · beam · rack · spread · palmate · crown · burr · pedicle · symmetry · typical
mounted
Fixed in position
score · sportsman · harvest · stalking · hunter · game · prize · display
velvet
Thick-pile textile
- sheddingLosing outer covering
- regrowthGrowing back again
- calcificationMineral hardening of tissue
mineralization · pedicle · cartilage · annual · seasonal · testosterone · nutrition · genetics · age · prime
bone
Hard skeletal tissue
- carvedCut to create form
- chandelierDecorative suspended light fixture
- buttonsSmall disc fasteners
crafts · furniture · natural · decorative · rustic · jewelry · art · polished · slice · mount
sparring
Practice combat training
territory · mating · breeding · display · challenge · bellowing · aggression · hierarchy · courtship · locking
masculinity
Male gender characteristics
fertility · regeneration · wild · primal · heraldry · crest · clan · Celtic · shamanic · pagan
- deer antlerBranching bone on cervid
- antler rackMounted deer headgear display
- reindeer antlersBranched growths on caribou
- elk antlersBony cervid headgear
- moose antlersBranching skull protrusions
- shed antlersHorns a deer dropped