Ornamental object carved of horn, decorated with wayang figures

Southeast Asian Collection

Accession Nr.: 85.104.1
Type: bone objects; other
Date of production:
20th century
Place of production:
Materials/Techniques: horn, carved, engraved
Dimensions: height: 20 cm
width: 19 cm
Object for daily use or for decoration, made of buffalo horn. The illustration shows the richly carved decoration on the horn-shaped body, the serrated mouth opening and the clever little supports of two pieces inserted into the sides. The centrepiece of the decoration is a wayang figure, a typical Javanese motif.