What to do with Elk Hide?

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Got my first bull's hide tanned. Is draped over the couch now but wife doesn't like it. What are some other ideas? Feel free to share pics
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I turned one into a rug on our bedroom floor. It was too big to have on the couch and takes up way to much wall space.

For the record only reason I have it is that I shot the elk and then backed a truck up to it. Otherwise I am not hauling an elk hide out of the middle of nowhere.
 
I had a hair on vest. I always told people I stole it off a dead elk. Was always a conversation starter at the bar.
 
We have a white tail and a elk hide on a coffee table that has euro mounts and elk ivorys laying out on them
 
is it possible to make moccasins out of it? that would be sort of fun and keep your toes warm.
 
Anyone had a hide tanned hair off and had it turn out stiff like for tooling leather?
Had a elk hide done hair off last year and it come out well but it's way too soft and supple for heavier duty things like belts wallets etc.
 
I brain tanned mine and hung it in the garage. My wife didn't want it in the house either! Not super pretty but I'm sure proud of it. I have a lot of respect for the Indians back in the day working those hides with stone tools or their teeth!
 
Have it cut into a loincloth, guaranteed to impress the wife.

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