bison (commonly known as buffalo)

It has been pointed out to me by a keen-eyed observer (Judy) that the horns I received are not buffalo but longhorn. I think the difference is clear in the pictures above. However, the longhorn are just what I envisaged when I had the thought "what this hut needs now . . ." and are the right size and shape. I can see that the buffalo (bison) (the name I gave the vision) would not do the job at all. (though a couple of bison horns on the side of the door, open end up, filled with flowers, would look very nice)

So what, I wonder, is the symbolism attached to longhorn as totem?

 "The Longhorn comes to connote courage, fighting ability, efficiency in deadly encounters, and the holy spirit of never-say-die”

Wow look at this wonderful beast! 

"An almost forgotten reservoir of unique genetic material, the Longhorn is literally an old source of new genes"

"The Texas Longhorn was fashioned entirely by nature right here in North America. Stemming from ancestors that were the first cattle to set foot on American soil almost 500 years ago, it became the sound end product of "survival of the fittest". 

"Shaped by a combination of natural selection and adaptation to the environment, the Texas Longhorn is the only cattle breed in America which - without aid from man - is truly adapted to America"

"Hardy, aggressive, and adaptable, the Texas Longhorns were well suited to the rigors of life on the ranges of the southwestern United States. They survived as a primitive animal on the most primitive of ranges and became the foundation stock of that region's great cattle industry" 

"With the destruction of the buffalo following the Civil War, the Longhorns were rushed in to occupy the Great Plains"