This hideous piece of 'merman' fakery was donated to the British Museum by royalty :

It was donated by HRH Prince Arthur of Connaught (1883 – 1938), grandson of Queen Victoria, and was said to have been 'caught' in Japan during the eighteenth century.

This 'merman' is made up of the dried parts of a monkey, with a fish tail, and is probably mounted together on a wood support or core.

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