Dayak hornbill identification. What is it?

[TomHurstAntiques]

I know that this is dayak and made of hornbill but I can't work out what it actually is. These are usually earrings and have the bent over top and no hole. Can anyone help please?

[Battara]

Could also be a talisman for a sword scabbard............. :shrug:

[TomHurstAntiques]

Thank you very much for your thoughts.

[kai]

IMHO this doesn't look like Dayak carving...

Regards,
Kai

[Maurice]

It is a hornbill ivory carved piece, used as belt buckle of a mandau.
Super patina by the way! Very old

[Maurice]

Used like this, to buckly up a mandau around the waist...

[TomHurstAntiques]

That's fantastic. Thank you both so much for your help. The patination is what did it for me.