Yet more terrible taxidermy

**creagdhubh** · 23rd October 13, 08:51 AM

Originally Posted by Farmer Jones

Full face sporrans are not to my taste, but in all fairness, Kate Macpherson makes her sporrans from road kill, not animals specifically killed for this art.

Right, they're not for everybody.

That she does, and she clearly has an ethical statement posted on her website.

http://www.katemacphersonsporrans.co...lstatement.htm

**creagdhubh** · 30th October 13, 07:40 AM

Here are a couple of decent full-mask sporrans on eBay at the moment. Much better than the hideous representations initially posted in this thread.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Otter-Animal...71147812573%26

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Very-rare-ge...51137441104%26

**WillowEstate** · 30th October 13, 10:31 AM

Would be as well to check the provenance of these, especially the "new" one - Otters are protected animals in many parts of the world and possession of pelts is illegal in some places.

**creagdhubh** · 30th October 13, 10:42 AM

Originally Posted by WillowEstate

Would be as well to check the provenance of these, especially the "new" one - Otters are protected animals in many parts of the world and possession of pelts is illegal in some places.

Quite right. It appears the second otter sporran (second link, I should say) was made by R.W. Forsyth Ltd. of Glasgow. The first otter sporran appears to be homemade. I should also mention that all of my full-mask sporrans from Kate Macpherson come with the appropriate licensure, yet that only really applies whilst I'm in Scotland.

**ShaunMaxwell** · 30th October 13, 11:40 AM

The first appears to have been made by Clan Leather Works...

http://www.clanleatherworks.com/sporrans.asp

**creagdhubh** · 30th October 13, 01:11 PM

Originally Posted by ShaunMaxwell

The first appears to have been made by Clan Leather Works...

http://www.clanleatherworks.com/sporrans.asp

Right you are, Shaun!

**Jocko** · 30th October 13, 01:20 PM

Looks like a piece of old fox stole stitched onto military sporran pouch!

**McClef** · 30th October 13, 03:29 PM

The second one looks as if it has a bald patch on the lower left of the picture.

**MacGumerait** · 30th October 13, 11:09 PM

Originally Posted by MacLowlife

Set loose the puns: http://www.ebay.com/itm/Full-Mask-Bo...item43c0ec2ce9

So many of the foxes end up looking more like puppets, but this one is plenty spooky , too.

Set loose the puns ... okay . That one is a "cat"astrophe .