Cow Skulls

The cow skull is an icon of the old west and Indian art that has endured for decades. Cow skulls have appeared in cowboy movies since before Tom Mix saddled his first horse, serving as a warning sign of tainted water, or as eerie, silent reminders for western pioneers to save their water.

Cow skulls are used as distinctive southwestern style decorative elements with a wide range of uses. A cow skull displayed as a rustic accent wall decoration calls the spirit of the southwest. Cow skulls fit well in southwestern style landscaping projects.  Use our cow skulls with cactus, an old wagon wheel, a rustic gate, or post with a strand of rustic barbed wire fence for the feel of wild west art.

Steer heads used as an artistic foundation, create breathtaking decorative accents by applying acrylic paint, beads, feathers, leather, rope, and colorful stones (such as turquoise). Cow skulls can be found in popular works of art by well-known artists such as Georgia O’Keefe and Charles Russell, and often used in art by North American Indians. 

These authentic cow skulls have been sun-bleached and the base of the horns wrapped with decorative rope. The size, shape and horm span will vary, no two steer heads are exactly alike.