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112 GEMS AND ORNAMENTAL MATBELIALS OF ORGANIC ORIGIN:ated horn. Both ram's horn.Rams' horn is more compact than other ypes of horn, so it is harderto work, but gives very beautiful results. The sheath varies in thichessaround its circumference, md is almost triangular in cross-sectim. Itis also curved <strong>and</strong> ridged (Pig. 7.3).Little rams' horn is used today because of its complicated shape.When worked it is usually compressed into a solid piece of materidwhich is best used for cane <strong>and</strong> stick h<strong>and</strong>les. Polished rams' hornvaries in colour according to the species, but is mostly a uniformcolour, often a very amctive, sillylooking pale honey (Fig. 7.3). UKsupplies today come h m domestic herds in Engl<strong>and</strong> <strong>and</strong> Scotl<strong>and</strong>.

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