Maker: Unknown
Fixed fan, decorated with "Wayang" shadow puppet. The handle formed as a pair of entwined snakes. Face: buffalo hide, pierced and painted in black, brown, white and gold. The handle: buffalo horn, carved and incised.
History note: Colonel Leonard C. Messel (1872-1953); Anne, Countess of Rosse (1902-1992)
Purchased with a grant from the National Heritage Memorial Fund and a gift from The Friends of the Fitzwilliam Museum
Height: 31.3 cm
Width: 17.3 cm
Method of acquisition: Bought (1985-01-28) by Countess of Rosse, Anne
19th Century
After
1801
CE
-
Before
1900
CE
Handle
composed of
buffalo horn
Face
composed of
buffalo hide
Accession number: O.20-1985
Primary reference Number: 118519
Old object number: 406
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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