 | Gee, E.P. 1959 The Great Indian rhinoceros (R. unicornis) in Nepal: Report of a fact-finding survey, April-May 1959. Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society 56 (3): 484-510, pls. 1-3, maps 1-3 |
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| Horn is used as aphrodisiac |
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 | Gee, E.P. 1959 The Great Indian rhinoceros (R. unicornis) in Nepal: Report of a fact-finding survey, April-May 1959. Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society 56 (3): 484-510, pls. 1-3, maps 1-3 |
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| 1959, Nepal, IRS 3134 indian currency ( 235) was paid to a poacher for a horn obtained in the Reu Valley |
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 | Ali, S.A.; Santapau, H. 1959 Present status of the two-horned rhinoceros, Didermocerus sumatrensis (Fischer) in the Shwe-U-Daung Reserve, Burma. Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society 56 (3): 625 |
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Asia - South East Asia - Myanmar (Burma)
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| 1959, Myanmar, 100 kyats, $ 21 per 1 viss = 3.65 lb |
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 | Harrisson, T. 1955 Borneo fauna anxieties. Oryx 3 (3): 134-137 |
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| Horn is used as aphrodisiac |
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 | Harrisson, T. 1955 Borneo fauna anxieties. Oryx 3 (3): 134-137 |
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Asia - South East Asia - Borneo
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| The rhino has been hunted to near extinction in Borneo mainly for its horn, hooves and other appendages, which are highly valued by the Chinese as alleged aphrodisiacs. |
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 | Tun Yin, U 1955 Wild life preservation in Burma. Oryx 3 (2): 89-98, map 1 |
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| Burma. In 1952 the writer was reliably informed that 3 Sumatran rhino had been shot within the reserve. One under a special permit issued to the Maha Devi for whom a physician had prescribed a 'rhino blood bath.' |
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 | Reynolds, E.A.P. 1954 Burma rhino. Burmese Forester 4 (2): 104-108 |
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| Horn is used as aphrodisiac |
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 | Reynolds, E.A.P. 1954 Burma rhino. Burmese Forester 4 (2): 104-108 |
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| nevertheless, it would appear that it is not illegal for persons to be in possession of rhinoceros blood for medicinal purposes, and this affords an unfortunate loophole in the Law. There is a wide-spread belief in the aphrodisiac properties of rhinoceros horn, and the tonic properties of rhinoc... |
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 | Tun Yin, U 1954 A note on the position of rhinoceros in the Union of Burma (1953). Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society 52 (1): 83-87 |
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| Burma. The Kachins believe that the posterior horn alone is efficacious, the anterior horn is only a protection to the posterior one and no value to Kachins. |
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 | MacKenzie, P.Z. 1953 Rhino traps and rhino horns. Sudan Wildlife and Sport 3 (1): 5-6 |
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Africa - Eastern Africa - Sudan
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| The horns are made into clubs. Small pieces of horn are sometimes made into finger rings and ornaments to hang as bead necklaces.
It is not used as a medicine, but shavings of the horn are sometimes put into stale native beer, if a visitor arrives unexpectedly, as it makes the beer bubble and '... |
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 | Jenyns, S. 1953 Oriental antiquities from the Sloane collection in the British Museum. British Museum Quarterly 18: 18-20 |
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| Sloane Collection in British Museum, London. The departemt has 4 carved rhinoceros horn cups. Two of these are reproduced by W. Born in 1939. The gilded cup is probably No. 1142 and was acquired by Dr Kaempfer in Japan. |
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 | MacKenzie, P.Z. 1953 Rhino traps and rhino horns. Sudan Wildlife and Sport 3 (1): 5-6 |
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Africa - Eastern Africa - Sudan
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| Sudan. The meat is good. |
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 | Smythies, O. 1953 Tiger lady: adventures in the Indian jungle. Melbourne, London and Toronto, William Heinemann, pp. i-xi, 1-229 |
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| Horn is used as aphrodisiac |
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 | Smythies, O. 1953 Tiger lady: adventures in the Indian jungle. Melbourne, London and Toronto, William Heinemann, pp. i-xi, 1-229 |
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Asia - South Asia - Nepal
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Indian Rhino
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| 1953, Nepal, horn costs 100-150 |
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 | MacKenzie, P.Z. 1953 Rhino traps and rhino horns. Sudan Wildlife and Sport 3 (1): 5-6 |
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Africa - Eastern Africa - Sudan
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| 1953, Sudan, Horn is valuable, worth a bull, say E?8 |
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 | Reinach, L. de 1950 Le Laos. Paris, E.Guilmoto, pp. i-vii, 1-392 |
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Asia - East Asia - Laos
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| 1920, Laos, 111 to 137 francs per kilo |
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 | Piazzini, G. 1950 Expeditie Apokajan: naar waranen en dajaks. Amsterdam, Holland, pp. 1-223 |
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Asia - South East Asia - Borneo
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| Punans in Borneo. One of the Punans told me that they were unequalled in the hunt of the rhinoceros. Not only almost everything of the rhinoceros is eaten, but it is also a valuable article for barter. |
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 | Reinach, L. de 1950 Le Laos. Paris, E.Guilmoto, pp. i-vii, 1-392 |
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Asia - East Asia - Laos
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| 1920, Laos, 60 to 70 francs per 100 kg |
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 | Piazzini, G. 1950 Expeditie Apokajan: naar waranen en dajaks. Amsterdam, Holland, pp. 1-223 |
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Asia - South East Asia - Borneo
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| Borneo. The Chinese use the rhinoceros as medicine, including its tail, hoofs, blood, horn and even the dung. |
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 | Harrisson, T. 1949 Explorations in Central Borneo. Geographical Journal, London 114: 129-149, pls. 1-3, map 1 |
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| Horn is used as aphrodisiac |
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 | Harrisson, T. 1949 Explorations in Central Borneo. Geographical Journal, London 114: 129-149, pls. 1-3, map 1 |
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Asia - South East Asia - Borneo
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Asian Rhino Species
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| The horn is valued by the Chinese for medical and aphrodisiac purposes. |
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 | Harrisson, T. 1949 The large mammals of Borneo. Malayan Nature Journal 4: 70-76 |
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Asia - South East Asia - Borneo
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| 1949, Borneo, carcass value totalled $300 or more |
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 | Shebbeare, E.O.; Roy, A.N. 1948 The great one-horned rhinoceros (Rhinoceros unicornis L). Journal of the Bengal Natural History Society 22: 88-91, pls. 1-3 |
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Asia - South Asia - India
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| 1948, India, IRS 2 per bottle |
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 | Shebbeare, E.O.; Roy, A.N. 1948 The great one-horned rhinoceros (Rhinoceros unicornis L). Journal of the Bengal Natural History Society 22: 88-91, pls. 1-3 |
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Asia - South Asia - India
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| 1948, India, dried skin, IRS 1 per pound |
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 | Shebbeare, E.O.; Roy, A.N. 1948 The great one-horned rhinoceros (Rhinoceros unicornis L). Journal of the Bengal Natural History Society 22: 88-91, pls. 1-3 |
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Asia - South Asia - India
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| 1948, India, IRS 2 a bottle |
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 | Shebbeare, E.O.; Roy, A.N. 1948 The great one-horned rhinoceros (Rhinoceros unicornis L). Journal of the Bengal Natural History Society 22: 88-91, pls. 1-3 |
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| Horn is used as aphrodisiac |
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 | Shebbeare, E.O.; Roy, A.N. 1948 The great one-horned rhinoceros (Rhinoceros unicornis L). Journal of the Bengal Natural History Society 22: 88-91, pls. 1-3 |
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Asia - South Asia - India
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Asian Rhino Species
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| 1948, India, market value about IRS 25 per ounce, and a good horn weighs over 60 ounces |
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 | Shebbeare, E.O.; Roy, A.N. 1948 The great one-horned rhinoceros (Rhinoceros unicornis L). Journal of the Bengal Natural History Society 22: 88-91, pls. 1-3 |
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Asia - South Asia - India
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Asian Rhino Species
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| Horn is valued as an antidote for various poisons, including opium. |
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 | Shebbeare, E.O.; Roy, A.N. 1948 The great one-horned rhinoceros (Rhinoceros unicornis L). Journal of the Bengal Natural History Society 22: 88-91, pls. 1-3 |
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Asia - South Asia - India
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| 1948, India, dried skin, IRS 1 per pound |
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 | Ansell, W.F.H. 1947 A note on the position of rhinoceros in Burma. Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society 47 (2): 249-276, pl. 1, map 1 |
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| A widespread belief throughout the East in the aphrodisiac properties of rhinoceros horn, especially among the Chinese has been the primary cause of the great dimunition in numbers of all the species in Asia.
The Hindus are said among others to cherish a belief in the potency of rhinoceros horn ... |
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 | Ho Van Cam 1947 Big game in Viet-Nam. Nguoi San Ban Dong Duong 1947 October 1: 33-34 |
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Asia - East Asia - Vietnam
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| Rhino horns are used in Sino-Vietnamese medicine. |
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 | Ho Van Cam 1947 Big game in Viet-Nam. Nguoi San Ban Dong Duong 1947 October 1: 33-34 |
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| Vietnam. Rhino hide is known as one of the best Chinese meals. |
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 | Ansell, W.F.H. 1947 A note on the position of rhinoceros in Burma. Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society 47 (2): 249-276, pl. 1, map 1 |
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| Burma. The Karens of Burma, and probably other races too, believe in the efficacy of rhinoceros blood and other parts in curing many ailments. In fact there is no part of the rhinoceros (including the urine) which would not be saleable at a high price. |
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 | Andersson, C.J. 1946 Africana Museum: some recent acquisitions. Africana Notes and News 3 (2): 65-66 |
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| Africana Museum, Johannesburg. Horn cup, mounted with a silver rim on the base, inscribed ?Made from the horn of a rhinoceros killed by C.J. Andersson on July 15th, 1853.' |
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 | Schneeberger, W.F. 1945 The Kerayan-Kelabit highland of Central Northeast Borneo. Geographical Review 35: 544-562, figs. 1-2 |
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| Kerayan-Kalabit Highland, Borneo
Horns, hide and intestines find a ready market in Chinese shops, where medicine is made from them, although the animal is officially protected. |
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 | Miller, G.S. Jr. 1942 Zoological results of the George Vanderbilt Sumatran Expedition 1936-1939, part V Mammals collected by Frederick A Ulmer Jr on Sumatra and Nias. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Science, Philadelphia 94: 107-165, pls. 3-6 |
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Asia - South East Asia - Indonesia - Sumatra
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| Horn is used as aphrodisiac |
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 | Miller, G.S. Jr. 1942 Zoological results of the George Vanderbilt Sumatran Expedition 1936-1939, part V Mammals collected by Frederick A Ulmer Jr on Sumatra and Nias. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Science, Philadelphia 94: 107-165, pls. 3-6 |
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Asia - South East Asia - Indonesia
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| Chinese pay fabulous prices for the horns, bones, blood and other portions of the animal. Rhino horn is credited by the Chinese with curing all diseases; but they particularly prescribe it as an aphrodisiac. |
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 | Miller, G.S. Jr. 1942 Zoological results of the George Vanderbilt Sumatran Expedition 1936-1939, part V Mammals collected by Frederick A Ulmer Jr on Sumatra and Nias. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Science, Philadelphia 94: 107-165, pls. 3-6 |
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| 1930, Sumatra, 250 rupees (guilders) for a catty, 1.36 lbs. of powdered horn. |
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 | Casal, U.A. 1940 Carved rhinoceros horns of China. Cultureel Indie 2: 212-216, figs. 1-9 |
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| [Reference only] |
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 | Born, W. 1939 More eastern objects formerly in the Hapsburg Collection. Burlington Magazine 75: 64-70, pls. 1-2 |
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| Cups formerly in Hapsburg collections in Vienna
1. Lacquered rhinoceros horn cup, translucent, ornamental with Bidri-work. We may attribute the Viennese horn cup to Kashmir, where both Bidri work and lacquering were to be found. Second half of 17th century.
2. Two rhinoceros horn cups, natura... |
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 | Sowerby, A.de C. 1939 Some Chinese animal myths and legends. Journal of the North China Branch of the Royal Asiatic Society 70: 1-20, pls. 1-12, figs. 1-2 |
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Asia - East Asia - China
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| The horn is believed to have magical medicinal properties, being an antidote to poisons, for which reason it became popular as a material from which to carve drinking cups.
It is also believed to cure demon possessions.
Taken in powedered form, it gives strength and courage. |
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 | Carpenter, C.R. 1938 A survey of wild life conditions in Atjeh, North Sumatra, with special reference to the orang-utan. Mededelingen van de Nederlandse Commissie voor Internationale Natuurbescherming 12: 39-72, pl. 1, maps 1-3 |
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Asia - South East Asia - Indonesia - Sumatra
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Asian Rhino Species
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| A forest officer in Medan reported that he had seen a rhinoceros which had been trapped in central Atjeh and which had the horns and other preferred parts cut away. The carcass was covered with a crude shelter awaiting the return of the trappers to carry away the remainder. This is an example o... |
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 | Casal, U.A. 1938 The carved rhinoceros horns of China. Antiques 33: 28-31, figs. 1-13 |
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Africa - Western Africa - Chad
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| [Reference only] |
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 | Steenis, C.G.G.J. van 1938 Exploraties in de Gajo-Landen Algemeene resulaten der Losir-Expeditie 1937. Bulletin van de Maatschappij ter Bevorderingvan het Natuurkundig Onderzoekder Nederlandsche Kolonien No. 97: 728-801, figs. 1-2, pls. 1-32, maps 1-2 |
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| Sumatra. He should after some weeks, when the trap was set off, look for the dead animal, of which mainly the horn and hoofs are valuable. |
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 | Harrisson, T. 1938 Borneo jungle: an account of the Oxford Expedition to Sarawak. London, Lindsay Drummond Ltd., pp. i-x, 1-254 |
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| Chinese in Borneo. The Dyaks will hunt after one rhino for weeks, for the horn is of great value to the Chinese, who use it as an aphrodisiac. |
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 | Croes, H. 1938 Samenvattend overzicht: aphrodisiaca. Geneeskundig tijdschrift voor Nederlandsch-Indië, 1938, no 38, 20-09-1938 no. 38: 2329-2339 |
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| No details available yet |
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 | Banks, E. 1937 Rum and rhinos. Sarawak Gazette 1937 August 2: 163-164 |
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Asia - South East Asia - Borneo
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Asian Rhino Species
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| 1880, Borneo, Fifty years ago anyone, who shot a rhino was rather disappointed: he couldn't eat it all, it was too far to carry home, and the most that could be obtained from it was an occasional sword hilt made from the horn; these can still be obtained at a fabulous price. |
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 | Comyn Platt, T. 1937 A report on fauna preservation in Malaya. Journal of the Society for the Preservation of the Fauna of the Empire 30: 45-52 |
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Asia - South East Asia - Malaysia - Peninsular
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| Horn is used as aphrodisiac. Chinese in Malaya. |
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 | Banks, E. 1937 Rum and rhinos. Sarawak Gazette 1937 August 2: 163-164 |
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Asia - South East Asia - Borneo
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| Horn is used as aphrodisiac |
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 | Boulenger, E.G. 1937 The London Zoo. London, J.M.Dent and Sons Ltd., pp. i-ix, 1-212 |
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| The horn was in olden times much valued for the manufacture of drinking cups, such vessels being alleged to detect poison poured into them. Today the horn is in great demand amonst Chinese as a tonic, and commands fourteen pounds per pound weight. |
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 | Loch, C.W. 1937 Rhinoceros sondaicus: the Javan or lesser one-horned rhinoceros and its geographical distribution. Journal of the Malayan Branch of the Royal Asiatic Society 15 (2): 130-149, pls. 3-4, table 1 |
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Asia - East Asia - Indochina
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| They have been destroyed by the Meos, a mountain people who have imigrated from China in recent times. The Meos hunters search for them for the horn, used as a medicine. The value of the horns was so great that they figured in the tribute sent by the king of Luang-Prabang every year to the Empe... |
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 | Uganda Game Department 1937 Extracts from the Annual report, 1935. Journal of the Society for the Preservation of the Fauna of the Empire 32: 60-84 |
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| 1935, Uganda, Rhino horn realized from 12s to 15s per lb |
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 | Banks, E. 1937 Rum and rhinos. Sarawak Gazette 1937 August 2: 163-164 |
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Asia - South East Asia - Borneo
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Asian Rhino Species
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| Fifty years ago anyone, who shot a rhino was rather disappointed: he couldn't eat it all, it was too far to carry home, and the most that could be obtained from it was an occasional sword hilt made from the horn; these can still be obtained at a fabulous price. Nowadays, a rhino may fetch anythi... |
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 | Tanganyika Game Preservation Department 1937 Annual Report, 1935. Journal of the Society for the Preservation of the Fauna of the Empire 30: 74-81 |
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African Rhino Species
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| 1937, Tanzania, Horn is bought by receivers from native poachers at a price varying from 1s 50c to 2s per lb. As its market valkue at present is 12s per lb. even if it is disposed for only half the market value a very handsome profit is made |
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 | Comyn Platt, T. 1937 A report on fauna preservation in Malaya. Journal of the Society for the Preservation of the Fauna of the Empire 30: 45-52 |
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Asia - South East Asia - Malaysia - Peninsular
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Asian Rhino Species
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| 1937, Malaya, Chinese will pay as much as 300-400 dollars for the horn |
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 | Banks, E. 1937 Rum and rhinos. Sarawak Gazette 1937 August 2: 163-164 |
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Asia - South East Asia - Borneo
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| 1937, Borneo, Nowadays, a rhino may fetch anything up to $300-$400, its horn being the most useful part, but the blood and the flesh also fetch a price, solely on account of the supposed aphrodisiacal properties appreciated by the Chinese. |
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 | Boulenger, E.G. 1937 The London Zoo. London, J.M.Dent and Sons Ltd., pp. i-ix, 1-212 |
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| 1937, horn 14 pounds per pounds weight |
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 | Loch, C.W. 1937 Rhinoceros sondaicus: the Javan or lesser one-horned rhinoceros and its geographical distribution. Journal of the Malayan Branch of the Royal Asiatic Society 15 (2): 130-149, pls. 3-4, table 1 |
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Asia - East Asia - Indochina
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Asian Rhino Species
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| 1937, Indochina, The horn and feet of a rhinoceros are worth about $2000, which probably explains why so few specimens find their way to museums. |
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 | Kenya Game Department 1936 Annual report for 1932, 1933, and 1934. Journal of the Society for the Preservation of the Fauna of the Empire 27: 36-43 |
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Africa - Eastern Africa - Kenya
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| 1936, Kenya, Rhino horn price was low at Shs. 12/55 per lb. In 1929 we had seen Sh. 42 per lb and more. |
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 | Hoogerwerf, A.; Steenis, C.G.G.J. van 1936 Berichtgeving omtrent natuur-bescherming in 1935. Verslag van de Nederlandsch Indische Vereeniging tot Natuurbescherming 10: 24-104, figs. 1-5 |
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| Sumatra. In Feb 1935 a rhinoceros walked into the military bivouac Kongk? (Blangkedjeren-Koetatjane) and had to be shot. Within an hour the entire animal had gone; the soldiers and local people had cut it up in pieces. Only some of it was eaten, most was cooked for the fat which is much esteem... |
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 | Uganda Game Department 1936 Annual Report for 1934. Journal of the Society for the Preservation of the Fauna of the Empire 28: 53-59 |
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Africa - Eastern Africa - Uganda
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African Rhino Species
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| 1934, Uganda, Sold at auction in Mombasa, May 1934: 57 3/4 lbs rhino horn, total ?33-12-07, i.e. Shs 11/59 per lb. In November 1934 sold 57 lbs, realized ?28-13-51, average Shs. 10/40 per lb. |
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 | Morris, R.C. 1936 To Malaya for a rhinoceros. Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society 38 (3): 439-446, pls. 1-2 |
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Asia - South East Asia - Malaysia - Peninsular
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| Malaysia. A rhino is worth Rs. 1000 or more to the poacher, its chief value is in its horn, but every part of it possesses a definite value, including the blood, as an aphrodisiac. |
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 | Morris, R.C. 1936 To Malaya for a rhinoceros. Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society 38 (3): 439-446, pls. 1-2 |
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Asia - South East Asia - Malaysia - Peninsular
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Asian Rhino Species
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| 1936, Malaya, A rhino is worth Rs. 1000 or more to the poacher, its chief value is in its horn, but every part of it possesses a definite value, including the blood, as an aphrodisiac. |
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 | Hoogerwerf, A.; Steenis, C.G.G.J. van 1936 Berichtgeving omtrent natuur-bescherming in 1935. Verslag van de Nederlandsch Indische Vereeniging tot Natuurbescherming 10: 24-104, figs. 1-5 |
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| Sumatra, G. Leuser
In Feb 1935 a rhinoceros walked into the military bivouac Kongk? (Blangkedjeren-Koetatjane) and had to be shot. Within an hour the entire animal had gone; the soldiers and local people had cut it up in pieces. Only some of it was eaten, most was cooked for the fat which is m... |
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 | Morizon, R. 1936 La province Cambodgienne de Pursat. Paris |
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Asia - East Asia - Cambodia
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Asian Rhino Species
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| 1936 - CR - Une corne de rhino vaut 30kFF - ( p. 141 ) - (CARINO No. 528 - Reference and note contributed by CARINO (Dr Henri Carpentier, Ingénieur Civil des Mines), 2011) |
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 | Gromier, E. 1934 En brousse africaine: souvenirs et observations zoologiques. Terre et la Vie 4: 355-365, figs. 1-7 |
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World
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| Horn is used as aphrodisiac |
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 | Franck, P.F. 1934 Rhinoceros sondaicus in West-Java. Tropische Natuur 23: 76-79 |
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Asia - South East Asia - Indonesia - Java
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Asian Rhino Species
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| Java. Old males of the Javan rhinoceros are poached because the value of their horn and hide is still very high. |
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 | Anonymous 1934 The rhinoceros as medicine. The Times (London) 1934 November 19: 13 |
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World
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All Rhino Species
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| No details available yet |
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 | Anonymous 1934 The rhinoceros as medicine. The Times (London) 1934 November 19: 13 |
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World
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 | Peacock, E.H. 1933 A game book for Burma & adjoining territories. London, H.F. and G. Witherby, pp. 1-292 |
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Asia - South East Asia - Myanmar (Burma)
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Asian Rhino Species
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| Horn is used as aphrodisiac |
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 | Peacock, E.H. 1933 A game book for Burma & adjoining territories. London, H.F. and G. Witherby, pp. 1-292 |
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Asia - South East Asia - Myanmar (Burma)
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Asian Rhino Species
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| Rhinoceros horns are occasionally faked: I have seen a very clever imitation made of buffalo horn which defeated detection until it had been broken up. |
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 | Hanson, R.C. 1933 The fauna of Assam. Journal of the Society for the Preservation of the Fauna of the Empire 20: 50-53 |
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Captive - North America
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Indian Rhino
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| [Indian] rhinos are valued at from Rs. 15,000 to Rs. 18,000 by Zoological Parks in America. |
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 | Peacock, E.H. 1933 A game book for Burma & adjoining territories. London, H.F. and G. Witherby, pp. 1-292 |
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Asia - South East Asia - Myanmar (Burma)
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Asian Rhino Species
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| The blood and horn of the Sumatran rhinoceros have a very high medicinal value in the imagination of Chinamen, Burmans and tribesmen indigenous to Burma. One gathers that such parts of a rhinoceros have the properties of a very potent aphrodisiac. An average horn, about 8 inches in length, is w... |
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 | Hughes, J.E. 1933 Eighteen years on Lake Bangweulu. London, The Field, pp. i-xvi, 1-376 |
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Africa - Southern Africa - Zambia
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African Rhino Species
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| Northern Zambia. The Angoni do not eat the meat of rhinoceros, but the Awemba do. |
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 | Peacock, E.H. 1933 A game book for Burma & adjoining territories. London, H.F. and G. Witherby, pp. 1-292 |
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Asia - South East Asia - Myanmar (Burma)
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Asian Rhino Species
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| 1933, Burma, An average horn, about 8 inches in length, is worth about 1000 rupees, and the blood, when dried, is valued at its own weight in silver. |
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 | Chopra, R.N. 1933 Indigenous drugs of India: their medical and economic aspects. Calcutta, The Art Press |
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Asia - South Asia
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Asian Rhino Species
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| No details available yet |
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 | Hazewinkel, J.C. 1932 A rhino-hunt in Sumatra. Java Gazette 1 (5) Suppl: i-viii, figs. 1-10 |
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Asia - South East Asia - Indonesia - Sumatra
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Asian Rhino Species
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| 1932, Sumatra, up to 1500 guilders |
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 | Hazewinkel, J.C. 1932 A rhino-hunt in Sumatra. Java Gazette 1 (5) Suppl: i-viii, figs. 1-10 |
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Asia - South East Asia - Indonesia - Sumatra
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Asian Rhino Species
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| Horn is used as aphrodisiac |
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 | Hazewinkel, J.C. 1932 A rhino-hunt in Sumatra. Java Gazette 1 (5) Suppl: i-viii, figs. 1-10 |
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Asia - South East Asia - Indonesia - Sumatra
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Asian Rhino Species
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| Sumatra. And what about our friend Rhino ? Well, he went the way of all Rhinos, i.e. to the chemist's of the Celestial Empire, with hide and hair, to give - with more or less results -Youth and Vitality, to old sinners and patriarchs, who still refused to renounce the Pleasures of Life. The Chi... |
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 | Uganda Game Department 1932 Uganda Protectorate, Game Department, Report 1931. Journal of the Society for the Preservation of the Fauna of the Empire 17: 21-27 |
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Africa - Eastern Africa - Uganda
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African Rhino Species
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| 1931, Uganda, Revenue of ivory, rhino horns, total ?15,266. [horn not specified] |
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 | Hazewinkel, J.C. 1932 A rhino-hunt in Sumatra. Java Gazette 1 (5) Suppl: i-viii, figs. 1-10 |
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Asia - South East Asia - Indonesia - Sumatra
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Asian Rhino Species
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| 1932, Sumatra, Horn 4000 guilders |
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 | Gimlette, J.D.; Burkill, I.H. 1930 The medical book of Malayan medicine, translated by Inche' Ismail, possibly in Penang, circa 1886. Gardens Bulletin 6 (11-15): 323-474 |
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Asia - South East Asia - Malaysia - Peninsular
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Asian Rhino Species
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| Rhinoceros tooth (saking badak) for use in a fumigation and for ulceration of the vagina.
Take rhino tooth and burn it near her side. |
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 | Dammerman, K.W. 1929 Preservation of wild life and nature reserves in the Netherlands Indies. Proceedings of the 4th Pacific Science Congress, Java 1929: 1-91, pls. 1-20 |
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Asia - South East Asia - Indonesia - Java
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Asian Rhino Species
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| 1929, Java, one horn some hundred guilders |
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 | Dammerman, K.W. 1929 Preservation of wild life and nature reserves in the Netherlands Indies. Proceedings of the 4th Pacific Science Congress, Java 1929: 1-91, pls. 1-20 |
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Asia - South East Asia - Indonesia - Java
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Asian Rhino Species
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| 1929, Java, between 200 and 400 guilders per kg |
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 | Flower, S.S. 1929 List of vertebrated animals exhibited in the Gardens of the Zoological Society of London, 1828-1927 Centenary edition, vol. I. Mammals. London, Zoological Society of London, pp. i-ix, 1-419 |
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Captive - Europe
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Indian Rhino
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| London Zoo
First purchased 1834 for ?1050. |
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 | Flower, S.S. 1929 List of vertebrated animals exhibited in the Gardens of the Zoological Society of London, 1828-1927 Centenary edition, vol. I. Mammals. London, Zoological Society of London, pp. i-ix, 1-419 |
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Captive - Europe
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Javan Rhino
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| London Zoo. First purchased 1874 for ?800 |
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 | Mjoeberg, E. 1929 Durch die Insel der Kopfjaeger: Abenteuer im Innern von Borneo. Leipzig, F.A. Brockhaus, pp. 1-332 |
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Asia - South East Asia - Borneo
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Asian Rhino Species
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| Borneo. In 1925 in Apo Kajan. Figure of a nail of a rhinoceros, which is worn as an amulet around the hand, or attached to the sword of a head-hunter in Apo Kajan. |
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 | Dammerman, K.W. 1929 Preservation of wild life and nature reserves in the Netherlands Indies. Proceedings of the 4th Pacific Science Congress, Java 1929: 1-91, pls. 1-20 |
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Asia - South East Asia - Indonesia
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Asian Rhino Species
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| Horns are highly valued by the Chinese and are used for a secret medicine. |
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 | Flower, S.S. 1929 List of vertebrated animals exhibited in the Gardens of the Zoological Society of London, 1828-1927 Centenary edition, vol. I. Mammals. London, Zoological Society of London, pp. i-ix, 1-419 |
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Captive - Europe
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Sumatran Rhino
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| London Zoo. First purchased in 1872 for ?1250; second in 1872 for ?600 |
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 | Flower, S.S. 1929 List of vertebrated animals exhibited in the Gardens of the Zoological Society of London, 1828-1927 Centenary edition, vol. I. Mammals. London, Zoological Society of London, pp. i-ix, 1-419 |
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Captive - Europe
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Black Rhino
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| London Zoo. First purchased in 1868 for ? 1000 |
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 | Gimlette, J.D. 1929 Malay poisons and charm cures. London, J. and A. Churchill, pp. i-xiv, 1-301 |
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Asia - South East Asia - Malaysia - Peninsular
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Asian Rhino Species
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| Rhinoceros horn is used against poisoning with 'rengut', in a mixture together with bones of a whale, solid casque of a rare hornbill, a sea-porcupine and stag's water, mixed in water. |
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 | Uganda Game Department 1928 Uganda protectorate Extracts from the Annual report of the Game Department for the year ended 31st December, 1926. Journal of the Society for the Preservation of the Fauna of the Empire 8: 83-87 |
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Africa - Eastern Africa - Uganda
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African Rhino Species
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| 1926, Uganda, Rhino horn sold at Shs. 17/60 per lb. The value soared at the end of the year, Mombasa prices having reached Shs 36/- per lb. |
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 | Ritchie, A.T.A. 1928 Kenya Colony Extracts from Game Department Annual Report 1926. Journal of the Society for the Preservation of the Fauna of the Empire 8: 67-74 |
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Africa - Western Africa - Central African Republic
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African Rhino Species
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| 1928, Central African Rep., 800 francs per kilogram horn. |
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 | Ritchie, A.T.A. 1928 Kenya Colony Extracts from Game Department Annual Report 1926. Journal of the Society for the Preservation of the Fauna of the Empire 8: 67-74 |
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Africa - Eastern Africa - Kenya
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African Rhino Species
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| 1928, Kenya, Risen from Shs 12 a couple of years ago to Shs 36 now |
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 | Coomans de Ruiter, L. 1928 Wildreservaten in Zuid-Sumatra en in de Minahasa. Mededelingen van de Nederlandse Commissie voor Internationale Natuurbescherming 4: 32-39 |
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Asia - South East Asia - Indonesia - Sumatra
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Asian Rhino Species
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| 1928, Sumatra, one horn f 1200-1600 |
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 | Haywood, C.W. 1927 To the mysterious Lorian swamp: an adventure & arduous journey of exploration through the vast waterless tracts of unknown Jubaland. London, Seeley, Service and Co, pp. 1-275 |
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Africa - Eastern Africa - Kenya
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African Rhino Species
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| Kenya. It did not take long before the hide was cut off in strips and great hunks of meat were being carried away by the men, who loaded their share on each of the camels they led. |
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 | Kloss, C. Boden 1927 The one-horned rhinoceros in the Malay Peninsula. Journal of the Federated Malay States Museums 13 (4): 207-208, pl. 5 |
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Asia - South East Asia - Malaysia - Peninsular
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Asian Rhino Species
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| Malaysia. The Pinjih animal ( Rhinoceros sondaicus shot in 1899) was kramat: the Malays credited it with supernatural powers and imagined it to be protected against all danger by a guardian spirit. It often happens that an animal which attaches itself to one locality and establishes a reputatio... |
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 | Haywood, C.W. 1927 To the mysterious Lorian swamp: an adventure & arduous journey of exploration through the vast waterless tracts of unknown Jubaland. London, Seeley, Service and Co, pp. 1-275 |
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Africa - Eastern Africa - Kenya
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African Rhino Species
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| At one time the Meru used to trap rhino in gamepits and sell the horns to Swahili traders, apparently for making some sort of medicine; |
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 | Wells, C. 1927 Six years in the Malay jungle. London, Heinemann, pp. i-xiii, 1-261 |
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Asia - South East Asia - Malaysia - Peninsular
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Asian Rhino Species
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| It appears to be dying out. Like the elephant, the rhinoceros is much persecuted, as its horn and almost every portion of its anatomy command large prices from Chinese medicine dealers. |
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 | Ellison, B.C. 1925 HRH The Prince of Wales's sport in India. London, William Heinemann, pp. i-xxx, 1-285 |
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Asia - South Asia - Nepal
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Indian Rhino
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| Nepal. Urine is considered antiseptic. |
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