This tall cup made from zebu horn is the perfect object to really appreciate the beauty of the raw material and its finish once the artisan has applied his skills. It can also be used as a vase.
The Madagascan crafters use their ancestral skills to work this material, a by-product of the zebu. They heat each piece to allow them to coax and mould it into their desired form. Horn, know for its resistance and fine structure, has a density and hardness superieur to many woods. The zebu itself is, it goes without saying, not an endangered species, and ranges free in its natural environment.
As the material used is variable in colour and tone, each product has a unique colour variation, and the photo is a guideline only.
