Foxtail (jewelry)
Blue fox tail cape
(c. 1988, Metropolitan Museum of Art )
Bluefrost fox tail as a bag charm
(2016)
The fox tail or fox tail , called a fuse by the hunters , actually a red fox tail , is considered a fool's attribute in southwest Germany and is often worn there with the rabbit . Fox and other fur tails are used as fashion accessories in the form of key rings or bag tags.
In traditional parforce hunts , it was customary in some places to decorate participants who had shown outstanding performance with the severed tail of the fox they had shot.
In some students compounds , it is customary that the fox Major as an additional identification, a foxtail on its cap secured.
In the 1980s in particular, it was widespread to attach foxtails to rear-view mirrors and antennas of cars, and this was particularly true of Opel Manta drivers.
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- ^ H. Werner: The furrier art. Publishing house Bernh. Friedr. Voigt, Leipzig 1914, p. 81.