The Study of Morphological, Structure of Art and DNA of Antique Carved Rhinoceros Horns
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Morphological, Art History, Antique Carved Rhinoceros HornsAbstract
This article aimed to study the art history to analyze antique carved rhinoceros horns combined with the morphology and DNA testing cytochrome b DNA barcoding using the PCR technique. The hypothesis is that DNA extracted from ancient rhinoceros horn tissue has complete DNA strand integrity and could be amplified to create a DNA profile. The results of the study found that art history and morphology analysis can be examined in antique carved rhinoceros horn considering, the structure of art such as lines, form, color, and space, because the carvings are designed and the shape of the artwork is adjusted according to the rhinoceros horn morphology. Meanwhile, the symbolic interpretations of antique carved rhinoceros horn can explain the lifestyles of the people at the time they were created. Including being able to explain changes and developments in culture, traditions, and beliefs in each era. Next, the DNA analysis of antique rhinoceros horns carved using DNA barcode techniques from 8 samples was able to confirm only 1 sample as white rhinoceros DNA, which is 12.5% of the total sample. Therefore, the research results can be concluded to reject the hypothesis because the tissue from the ancient carved rhinoceros horn could not be tested for DNA.
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