HORN
(Fr-corne; Ger-Horn;
Nor-horn; Rus-рог)
A.
Horn.
Drinking horn (along outside curve - 47.5 cm) fashioned from horn
from India (other wise unidentified) by John Pettigrew
(The Hornmaster) in Queensland,
Australia. John scrapes, sands and polishes these horns (i.e., there is no external
coating); lines them with beeswax; and etches the brass band with
a Celtic knot-work design (© photo
by Jenny Tribe, from http://www.esford.com)