Indonesian Wayang Kulit Pierced Hide Hand Fan with Horn Handle milk pitcher it looks great on the

it looks great on the counter or anywhere

The hand-painted details are really wonderful

I picked this fabulous l pair of vintage Kuna Mola from among a large collection of them at the estate sale of an artist and galleries who dealt in them

and this sgraffito design is just fantastic

Believed to have shape-shifting qualities and called upon in ritual in order to clarify visions

Indonesian Wayang Kulit Pierced Hide Hand Fan with Horn Handle milk pitcher it looks great on theThis Indonesian fan I believe dates to the very early 20th century, and, like traditional Javanese shadow theatre puppets, is made of finely pierced and painted hide parchment, most likely buffalo skin. At the center is a Wayang Kulit shadow puppet figure rendered in gold with with black details. The handle is carved black horn, extending up along the edges and attached by thread wound through pierced holes. Quite a wonderful thing, which indeed casts