16” REAL TAXIDERMY “CURSED” MONKEY PAW HAND IN GLASS DOME DISPLAY BASE ODDITY

Pre-owned, real taxidermy “cursed” Monkey paw on a wood display base oddity. This was acquired from an Oddities convention. The base is extremely heavy. Item will come packed extremely carefully to insure it is not damaged. “The Monkey's Paw is a legendary item of sinister intent that allowed whoever held it to obtain wishes, at a horrific price - being prone to twist the wishes in order to unleash the worst outcomes. The premise is simple: whoever picks up the paw has the knowledge that he can ask and get granted one wish per finger that remains standing in the paw. However, although the wish is indeed granted, it comes true under very terrible circumstances and the outcome is hardly worth the price. This happens through the terrible circumstances that occur when someone messes with fate, giving the "lesson" that the user should accept his life as it is, and interfering with destiny may be even worse.  The object appears for the first time in W. W. Jacobs' short horror story The Monkey's Paw, (1902), in which a family comes across a gift given to them by a fakir, who cast a spell on a mummified monkey paw so that it could grant wishes. Although one of the main characters discourages the rest to use the hand, they still do, which brings terrible consequences.” (See photos for details) I am the original owner. It has been in climate controlled storage since purchased. Comes from a pet and smoke free home. Height with stand & glass dome: 16” Size sitting on top of base: 9”