The powder
horn has always been a very personal piece of equipment. Map horns that showed
country the bearer already knew like the back of his hand, scrimshawed horns
with the owners name, plain buffalo horns that showed that you had killed one,
and spotted horns all told a story. The
understated but elegant horns in keeping with the plain living, God fearing
folks of the Southern frontier and the flamboyant independence celebrating
horns of the Tansel family, all make statements about their makers and owners.
Glen Sutt
contributed this grand Southern banded horn to this years auction. The color is very appealing with subtle
variations of white. Decoration is subtle on this horn, a decorative band at
the butt with Glenn’s name and date, two perfectly fitted bands, and a turned
cherry plug and applied turned tip. This
horn tells the story of Glen's artisty and meticulous craftsmanship and
exhibits his talent at making art out of simple natural material.
Glenn Sutt
died earlier this year and will be especially missed by all his friends in the
horner community. We will miss his support of the CLA auction and his friendly
advice.
Text by Heinz Ahlers with photos by David Wright
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