I can understand Rhino horn being used for prestige staffs in Africa. Just getting the horn with simple close range hunting weapons would call for skill and bravery. Like lion claw jewellery it would only be available to the nobility and those who they wanted to reward. I would agree with Mark that it is not the most attractive of material or horn. I am trying to take a picture that shows the matted hair on small area of an artifact I have but I am struggling with ability and equipment. A sword hilt made of Rhino horn must surely relate to the size and power of the beast, the magic mythology and last but not least the very nature of such a wonderful rigid upright horn must impress on a male warriors mind.
