Rhinoceros sondaicus in West and Middle Java.
1929, Java, one horn some hundred guilders
1929, Java, between 200 and 400 guilders per kg
Horns are highly valued by the Chinese and are used for a secret medicine.
The horns are highly valued by the Chinese, at some hundred guilders a piece, and are used for a secret medicine. We notice in the statistics that the exported horns mostly go to Singapore, and a small quantity goes direct to China. From Java hardly any export has taken place publicly as the rhino has been protected since 1909, but all the same, many a specimen has been killed illegally. The principal port of this product is Tandjoueng Selor in East Borneo. The total export from the Netherlands Indies in 1920 was 70 kg, in the following year this quantity rapidly decreased. Export of rhino horn from Netherlands Indies From Other islands From Java Year Kilos Value (in guilders) Kilos Value 1918 - - - 1919 49 9320 - 1920 70 1447 - 1921 38 10609 - 1922 68 25941 - 1923 31 11246 8 2000 1924 24 10559 - 1925 16 5131 - 1926 22 6824 - 1927 26 4351 - Principal countries of destination for rhino horn Total Singapore China and Hongkong 1918 - - - 1919 49 31 10 1920 70 65 - 1921 38 38 - 1922 68 59 - 1923 39 24 10 1924 24 13 11 1925 16 6 9 1926 22 14 - 1927 26 21 - End
