Hi David
It might well be rhino horn, it was used to make knobkerries in both East and South Africa, but they are rare due to the scarcity of the material. Objects made from this material tended to be reserved for chiefs and important people. Rhino horn was also occasionally used in axe handles.
Difficult to judge from the photos, but from the curve (which follows the shape of the horn), could well be rhino horn - in which case many congratulations.
Colin
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