Higginson, S.J., 1890. Java, the pearl of the East. Boston and New York, Houghton, Mifflin and Co, pp. i-viii, 9-204
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Asia - South East Asia - Indonesia |
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Value - Related to Horn |
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Asian Rhino Species |
The carcass of a rhino is prized by the natives, especially by the Java Chinese, who even use the skin in preparations of food. The hide resembles that of a hippopotamus.
The horn is highly valued by natives, who belive it will extract the poison of applied to the bite of a serpent or scorpion. They claim that it will adhere to the wound until it absorbs all the venom, and that one piece can be used several times.
It is also desirable for the handles of knoves and krises.
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