Horn (container)

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Horn detached from the skull of an ibex

Indian powder horn, Louvre

A horn is a vessel made from animal horns or a corresponding shape that serves as a container .

In Bovidae ( horn-carriers , including beef, antelope, goat, sheep, giraffe), the horn is a hollow covering of horny substance over a bone cone. This structure comes off easily and was therefore used in many ways as a vessel.

Examples:

• Drinking horn
• Powder horn for the gunpowder
• for the Kumpf (water container for the whetstone ) when mowing
• Anointing horn
• Malhorn

The horn is a popular common figure in heraldry, and that includes the buffalo horns .
The cornucopia is a symbol of abundant wealth .