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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;2manybooks, post: 11408013, member: 8267&quot;]Cow horn comes in a variety of colors. The one I posted the link to says it was made in Nepal, where there are several different breeds of cow as well as yaks.</p><p><img src="https://zigzagasiancollection.com/cdn/shop/products/ZZNH1.MUL.jpg?v=1600122268&amp;width=960" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><a href="https://zigzagasiancollection.com/products/large-horn-necklace" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://zigzagasiancollection.com/products/large-horn-necklace" rel="nofollow">https://zigzagasiancollection.com/products/large-horn-necklace</a></p><p><br /></p><p>As for beads made from rhino horn, I thought that would be unlikely. In the past, Rhino horn has been most valued as entire horns, often carved into cups, or in powdered form, but not cut up to form beads. However, here is an article from the BBC in 2017 which explains that rhino horn is being smuggled out in Africa in the shape of jewelry. These are some confiscated examples -</p><p>[ATTACH=full]542826[/ATTACH] </p><p><a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-41269126" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-41269126" rel="nofollow">https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-41269126</a></p><p><br /></p><p>Rhino horn is more limited in color, and of much greater value than even the $525 necklace. In short, your seller is either very devious, or very ill informed.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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