 | Regnault, J. 1902 Medicine et pharmacie chez les Chinois et chez les Annamites. Paris, A.Challamel, pp. i-x, 1-233 |
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| Pharmalogical index for China.
345. Si kio - small horn of the double-horned rhinoceros
346. Si p'i - hide of the rhino. |
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| Skeat, W.W. 1900 Malay magic, being an introduction on the folklore and popular religion of the Malay Peninsula. London, MacMillan and Co, pp. i-xiv, 1-685 |
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Asia - South East Asia - Malaysia - Peninsular
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| Malaysia. The tiger, elephant and rhinoceros were not mere brutes to be attacked and destroyed. The immense advantages which their strength and bulk gave them over the feebly-armed savage of the most primitive tribes naturally suggested the possession of supernatural powers; and propitiation, n... |
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| Hien, H.A. van 1896 De Javaansche geestenwereld en de betrekking, die tusschen de geesten en de zinnelijke wereld bestaat, verduidelijkt door Petangan's of tellingen, bij de Javanen in gebruik, vol 2: De Tengeran's. Semarang, G.C.T. van Dorp and Co, pp. i-vii, 1-175 |
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| Tjoela-warak. The horn of the rhinoceros is worshipped by the Javans. Pieces of the horn are carried when travelling to ward against accidents. The worship of the horn is probably based on its great medicinal value.
When the horn is rubbed on a soft stone with some water, one gets a milky sub... |
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| Swayne, H.G.C. 1895 Seventeen trips through Somaliland. London, Rowland Ward, pp. i-xx, 1-386 |
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| Ethiopia. Only important Abyssinians are allowed to be in possession of rhino horns. They make sword handles and drinking cups of them. |
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| Schefer, C. 1895 Notice sur les relations des peuples Musulmans avec les Chinois, l'extension de l'islamisme jusqu'a la fin du XVe siecle. Centenaire de l'ecole des langues orientales vivantes 1895: 1-43 |
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| Translation from a chapter on China found n 11th century treatise by Hafiz el Gharb, with title El gacd ouel amem fit ta'arif bioucel enssats il arab ...
The most esteemed ornament are made from the horn of the rhinoceros, which presents to the eye a variety of figures and shapes until it is cut... |
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| Bartlett, E. 1891 Notes on the Bornean rhinoceros. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1891 December 1: 654-655, fig. 1 |
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Asia - South East Asia - Borneo
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| The above-mentioned skulls and horns came from the jungle regions of the upper Rajah River, inhabited by the Kyans, a dangerous race of people, very distinct fron the Dyaks. These Kyans procure the horns for barter, for which they receive a high price from the Chinese, who import them to China f... |
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| Meyer, J.J. 1891 Tjarita Ki-Asdoera: het verhaal van Ki-Asdoera: tekst, vertaling en aanteekeningen, met eene inleiding en opmerking over de spreektaal in Zuid-Banten. Bijdragen tot de Taal-, Land- en Volkenkunde (5) 6: 347-384 |
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| The horn (tjoela) of the rhinoceros has a high value. It may be assumed to be known that it takes an important place in the local and Chinese medicine. It cures ailments of the chest, snake bites, internal and external wounds, and poisoning. |
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| 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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| 1890, Java, One horn sells for 40 to 150 florins |
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| 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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| 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.... |
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| Johnston, H.H. 1886 The Kilima-Njaro expedition: a record of scientific exploration in Eastern Equatorial Africa, and a general fescription of the natural history, languages, and commerce of the Kilima-Njaro district. London, Kegan Paul, Trench and Co, pp. i-xv, 1-572 |
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Africa - Eastern Africa - Tanzania
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| 1886, Tanzania, horns may be bought in the interior for a few pence worth of cloth, and sold on the coast for 3-4 rupees each |
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