buffalo horns
Prairie beast's weapons
Buffalo horns are the curved, hollow keratin growths projecting from a buffalo's head, used by the animal for defense and dominance displays.
The horns have cultural significance in many traditions—worn as headdresses, fashioned into drinking vessels, or used as musical instruments.
The shaman wore a ceremonial helmet with buffalo horns.
- bisonLarge wild ox
- skullHead's bone casing
- keratinStructural hair protein
- curvedSmoothly bent, not angular
- trophyAward for winning
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