Indonesian Wayang Kulit Pierced Hide Hand Fan with Horn Handle display shelf I continue to marvel at

I continue to marvel at the wide array of things humans of different cultures do with walnuts

Just lovely

but am not 100% certain of that attribution

with all over embroidery that reads like tears streaming down his front

and it looks lovely most anywhere

Indonesian Wayang Kulit Pierced Hide Hand Fan with Horn Handle display shelf I continue to marvel atThis 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