Like the conch, humans have adapted the body parts of animals they hunted for food and worshiped them as powerful spirits. Post glacial Europe was blanketed by dense, impenetrable forest. Human beings had a fear and respect for the beasts of the forest which is echoed in myth, story and iconography to the present day. The Carnyx & Co collection includes horns of cow and European bison.
Provides a unique interface between archaeology, the development of new instruments for quadriplegia and contemporary music.
