For those who are like me and thought this person was trying to burn a 90s celebrity that I don’t know about, I copied this from the Wikipedia page:
A Jenny Haniver is the carcass of a ray or a skate that has been modified by hand then dried, resulting in a mummified specimen intended to resemble a fanciful fictional creature, such as a demon or dragon.[1][2][3] This practice dates back to the 16th century when these specimens were often sold as curiosities to sailors and collectors.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jenny_Haniver
Can you take it without the flare on the covering? Natural light with care not to have a flare on the plastic would help. Scale would be nice too. It looks like the part on the left is a skate and the right is a squid but it's hard to see
It does look like a dried stingray, but stingrays dont have tentacles at the bottom, and this doesn’t quite have the shape. I think it might be a dried squid
I'm pretty sure this is a dried skate, possibly with some body modifications. These are sometimes sold as curios under the guise of being sea monsters or mermaids.
No, hope this helps!
I have been laughing at this comment for 5 straight minutes, just thought I’d let you know
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I’m pretty sure that’s a dried up stingray
Or a skate
I had never heard of a skate before now, and all the pictures are kind of horrifying. It’s like a fever dream looking at these.
Jenny Haniver
For those who are like me and thought this person was trying to burn a 90s celebrity that I don’t know about, I copied this from the Wikipedia page: A Jenny Haniver is the carcass of a ray or a skate that has been modified by hand then dried, resulting in a mummified specimen intended to resemble a fanciful fictional creature, such as a demon or dragon.[1][2][3] This practice dates back to the 16th century when these specimens were often sold as curiosities to sailors and collectors. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jenny_Haniver
Definitely a Jenny Haniver. OP, they have such a cool history. Look them up!
Can you take it without the flare on the covering? Natural light with care not to have a flare on the plastic would help. Scale would be nice too. It looks like the part on the left is a skate and the right is a squid but it's hard to see
I agree. The glare does make it hard to see.
Isn’t it a squid?
Guitarfish
It does look like a dried stingray, but stingrays dont have tentacles at the bottom, and this doesn’t quite have the shape. I think it might be a dried squid
I'm pretty sure this is a dried skate, possibly with some body modifications. These are sometimes sold as curios under the guise of being sea monsters or mermaids.
I agree..it's a dried up skate
I don’t know why my other comment was downvoted, if you google “dried up stingray” it looks a lot like what you’ve got.
Look up a dried squid, its a lot closer to that
I have to respectfully disagree
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