I found a beautiful bleach white hipbone at the local quading recreation area.  It was already basically cleaned up and just left behind, there weren't any other evidence around, so I'm guessing that it was probably forgotten.  A lot of people in my area are Natives, so it's uncommon to find anything left behind, as most use or at the very least dispose of everything the animal has given.  Even those who aren't Native seem to have the same concept here.

While my parents will probably wonder why there is a bone in the garden and a cat sleeping under it a bit of a mystery, I want to incorporate it into my circle.  I was wondering if anyone had any crafty idea's for it.  I don't want to cut it up or do anything to break it.  It's rare to find something like this, especially since it was outside where wolves, coyotes and other animals would have loved to chew and tear it up.  Heck, my friends rottie wanted to give it a good mouthing.  So, any ideas?

Why not wait and see what comes to you?  Or meditate on it and see what comes up.  I have a lovely doe skull gracing my bookshelf that I picked up on a walk through the neighboring woods.  I find lots of deer bones on my walks (lots of coydogs and coyotes around, as well as cars) but I only took this one home because it sort of beckoned to me.  It has a graceful, peaceful energy about it.  I like to think it is the great, great grandmother of the does that visit my yard.  I'd love to find an antler, but no luck yet.

Yeah, I was thinking about that, I was more or less curious to see what people would do with that.  My husband wants to paint it in gold and fit it with another peice of gold adornment.... while there isn't anything bad about that persei, I'd rather be able to have the peice open for everyone to see (and not hide it from young and/or sensitive eyes).

I'm thinking of painting it, probably something simple and tribal.  Not sure yet, if I EVER find my darned camera I'll take picks of it too.  It's a really big bone, and weighs as much as my dog Logan (about 15 lbs)

You could wait and see what other kinds of bones you can come up with, then see what you can build with them.  An alien or monster skeleton would look good in you living room or bring some big bucks on ebay.  Just a thought.
 

Monk

You could do some research into the symbology of the Moose totem to find out what you might further wish to do with it.  Also, find out if there is some significance with the hip bone in general and combine the two meanings to come up with more of a symbolic meaning that pertains specifically to you.  Is moose one of your totems?

Not really, but I guess it could be since it's my favorite meat.  I do like that idea of combining the different meanings behind the moose animal itself, as well as the symbology of the hipbone and creating something to incoporate both into the peice.  My dad suggested I draw on it and then burn it with my woodburner, but I don't think my kit would work.

Chaos is rushing me away, keep the suggestions and I'll have photographs HOPEFULLY in a few days if I can find my bloody camera.  Bright Blessings

Might make a great bird bath/feeder!