Unknown Region in Insular Southeast Asia.
Horn. L: 19.5" (49.5 cm), max W: 2.8" (7.1 cm).

The horn was acquired from an old Italian collection and was identified as Batak from Sumatra. I am not sure about the designation,
and I suspect it is not from that area, although the imagery of a hornbill and possibly a dragon does point to Indonesia or this general region.
Is this Batak, as originally described? I have seen many Batak horns, and most are not in this shape. Dayak? The imagery suggests that connection,
but I am not aware of any evidence that confirms this type of object comes from Borneo. One colleague suggested that it might be from the
Philippines because of the animal forms on the top section. Without a clear identification, I am labeling this as Insular Southeast Asian.
If anyone has information about the likely origin of this horn, please let me know.

The horn is long, with a tapered end. At the wider end, there is the beginning of an open mouth carved in low relief, with the top part extending
out to the middle of the horn. At that point, the horn curls up in the form of a hornbill casque. It could also be interpreted as the curled upper lip
of a larger creature (possibly a serpent or dragon), with the small extension below that casque or lip seen as the tongue. This morphing of multiple
imagery is often associated with Borneo artworks, yet I have not come across other Dayak objects made from buffalo horn that look like this.
Additionally, there is a single row of what appears to be small domesticated animals standing along the top of the horn that extends toward the tip.

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