Frame or other ideas for displaying a Bear Rug

[Thread Savage]

I’ve got a Newfoundland Black Bear made into a rug, and it seems too nice to put on the floor, and too big to nail up to a wall. Has anyone made a frame of sorts to drape a bear rug over for display in a home? Or is there something else I should be thinking of. I’m struggling on ideas for how to impressively display this bad boy.

 

[Catabre]

What about using it as a comforter?

 

[johnnycake]

Drape it over the railing on a staircase if you have one

 

[Maverick1]

Have it tanned with a head mount (like a rug mount without the rug backing). Allows you to hang over furniture or from a wall without taking all kinds of room that a wall mounted or floor placed rug takes. Looks better than just a tanned hide with a wrinkled or distorted face IMO.

 

[Elkhntr08]

Got all my back skins from Africa draped over the loft railing. Probably make room for the hide that’s at the taxidermist now. Already have some on the walls.

 

[Soj51hopeful]

I have a grizz hide nailed to the wall in my bedroom that doesn’t fit just the wall. I nailed the overlapping arm and claws to the ceiling. I think it looks good.