'Merman'

Made:
1801-1900 in Netherlands, Japan and Java
maker:
Javanese people
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Dried merman, possibly Dutch or Japanese, possibly 19th century
Science Museum Group Collection
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum

Dried merman, possibly Dutch or Japanese, possibly 19th century
Science Museum Group Collection
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum

Dried merman, possibly a Javanese ritual figure
Science Museum Group Collections
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum, London

Dried merman, possibly a Javanese ritual figure
Science Museum Group Collections
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum, London

Dried merman, possibly a Javanese ritual figure
Science Museum Group Collections
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum, London

Dried merman, possibly a Javanese ritual figure
Science Museum Group Collections
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum, London

Dried merman, possibly a Javanese ritual figure
Science Museum Group Collections
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum, London

Dried merman, possibly a Javanese ritual figure
Science Museum Group Collections
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum, London

Dried merman, possibly a Javanese ritual figure
Science Museum Group Collections
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum, London

Dried merman, possibly Dutch or Japanese, possibly a Javanese ritual figure, possibly 1850-1900.

Dried merman, possibly a Javanese ritual figure, although originally provenenced as either Dutch or Japanese, probably 19th century

Details

Category:
Ethnography and Folk Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A104048
Materials:
fish skin, fish bone, fish scale, animal fur, animal tooth, animal claw - talons, animal tissue - remains and paper (fibre product)
Measurements:
overall: 220 mm x 200 mm x 490 mm, .8kg
type:
chimera
credit:
Wellcome Trust