Interesting piece, was there any sort of provenance that came with it ? As mentioned by Tim, the stopper does have a bit of a Scottish snuff mull look to it. There were of course many Scots who emigrated to New Zealand in the past.
From the images, the incised decorations to the horn do seem to have age to them, but of course they could also have been done by a European as well as a Maori, either in New Zealand or elsewhere. The leather cord is presumably modern ?
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