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Menon, V., 1995. Under siege: poaching and protection of greater one-horned rhinoceroses in India. Delhi, Traffic India, pp. i-iv, 1-114
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Asia - South Asia - India |
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Value - Related to Horn |
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Asian Rhino Species |
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India. In eastern India, small flakes of rhinoceros horn are worn in rings both by men and women. These flakes vary in colour from a dark yellow to a deep amber and after use may turn brownish. They are normally worn by Assamese, although their use in Bengal has also been historically recorded. Theser ings are worn with many superstitious beliefs, mainly to ward away spirits. They are also supposed to provide the wearer with good health and protect him or her from diseases. The wearers allow the horn to touch their skin through a hole in the bottom of the ring. The rings also raise the social prestige of the wearer. It must be mentioned that a large number of stones and pieces of cattle horn are used to make fake rhino horn rings.
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