Indonesian Wayang Kulit Pierced Hide Hand Fan with Horn Handle vintage Navajo to the mid to late

to the mid to late 19th century

7 1/2” long x 5” tall x 2 1/2” deep

This charming tiny cast iron terrier seems super curious and ready for anything

There is also an incised mark which appears to read 18

Indonesian Wayang Kulit Pierced Hide Hand Fan with Horn Handle vintage Navajo to the mid to lateThis 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