The Shofar Maker

Get the horn from a kosher animal (slaughtered in a kosher way) except that of the cow, as the golden cow was /is connected with false worship (And it came about, as soon as Moses came near the camp, that he saw the calf and the dancing; and Moses' anger burned, and he threw the tablets from his hands and shattered them at the foot of the mountain. Exodus 32:19)

 

The horn of the cow and ox were also disqualified since they were called "keren" in Hebrew, as opposed to the word shofar which was applied more commonly to the sheep and goat (Mishnah Rosh Hashanah).

 

Kosher animal: Goat - Ram - Antelope - Gazelle - Kudu - Bighorn sheep - Ibex (according to some this is the same as the wild goat)

 

Sources "Historical Brass society newsletter Issue 7 pages 13/14Title: How to make a shofarAuthor: Michale Albukerk 'Biological Museum Methods' Vol. 1 Page 331