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Offline swamp monkey

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elk hooves use?
« on: November 02, 2014, 01:29:21 pm »
What kind of primitive uses are there for elk hooves besides making glue?

Offline Pat B

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Re: elk hooves use?
« Reply #1 on: November 02, 2014, 02:46:05 pm »
Necklace, rattle, maybe tip overlays if thick enough.
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Offline Peacebow_Coos

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« Reply #2 on: November 02, 2014, 04:12:03 pm »
My Tribe flattened them and sewed them on elk neck hide to make war armor...

Offline swamp monkey

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« Reply #3 on: November 02, 2014, 04:30:32 pm »
cool stuff.  What tribe was that?

Offline Zuma

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« Reply #4 on: November 02, 2014, 05:50:03 pm »
I hope something comes up that I can use these for.
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Offline Peacebow_Coos

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« Reply #5 on: November 03, 2014, 08:27:43 pm »
Coos :)

Offline tipi stuff

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Re: elk hooves use?
« Reply #6 on: November 08, 2014, 01:31:54 pm »
I always liked these elk leg bags made by the Blackfeet people. It uses the dewclaws rather than the hooves, but they are pretty cool.  Curtis

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« Reply #7 on: November 08, 2014, 01:36:26 pm »
Here are a couple more. Curtis

Offline Zuma

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« Reply #8 on: November 08, 2014, 03:51:55 pm »
Tipi,
Those bags are neat. Don't be suprised if I post one soon. lol
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Offline stickbender

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« Reply #9 on: November 08, 2014, 06:27:51 pm »
     
     Do you have a dog?  They love them.  All the above ideas, and you can use them for inlays, as they polish really nice, small knife handle scales, or again inlays for knife handles, on boxes, etc. , or alien doll shoes.......
Boil it and shape it for a dipper, or scoop, with a handle on it for various uses.  Boil it, and cut it in wide strips, and wrap it around a dowel, or spiral wrap it around a dowel, and after they dry, polish them, and use, or sell them for napkin holders.  Shape the strips like an "M" and use them for holding your chop sticks, etc. 

                                    Wayne