Featured Indonesian fan vellum and Bone. ager and description help.

Picked up this little hand fan at my favorite thrift for a Dollar today.
Google tells me it is Buffalo vellum and horn?
I'm sure if anyone knows about this it's going to be @Any Jewelry

Mikey

 

A better pic.

 

Perfect.

This time google is right. It was made the same way as wayang kulit puppets, and probably in a workshop that also makes puppets.
Made in Central Java, my guess is 1970s or so. It is towards the lower end of the quality scale for these fans.
I have an old one, and a few brisé fans made in the same way.

These 6 fans, better quality than yours and most of them brisé, were sold on Catawiki for € 57 (US$ 67) recently:


https://www.catawiki.com/nl/l/96657...va-kipas-tangan-indonesie-zonder-minimumprijs

 

Thank you very much A J. Very much appreciated. At least i will get my money back.

Mikey

 

And multiplied by 5 or more. That doesn't happen too often.

 

Forgot to ask @Any Jewelry
Is there a name for this guy?

Mikey

 

Yes, there is. He is called Satria Ladak. He is a generic knight "of refined character", who can be used in any of the plays. The wing on his back suggests a heavenly origin, like an angel.

I have him as a Wayang Golek puppet, he is actually my favourite puppet, the oldie on the left:



The little guy next to him is an extremely rare puppet, a Wayang Gambyong, who is the Shamanic narrator of a play. It took me many years to find one, and he is also antique. He has his own glass case now.

 

Thanks A J.
Mikey