Earthenware foot scraper in the form of a reptile

Made:
1880-1915 in Africa
Red earthenware foot scraper in the form of a grotesque lizard

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Red earthenware foot scraper in the form of a grotesque lizard
Science Museum Group Collection
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Red earthenware foot scraper in the form of a grotesque lizard or dragon, scraper on base, Sudanese(?), 1880-1915

Details

Category:
Ethnography and Folk Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A34838
Materials:
earthenware
Measurements:
overall: 50 mm x 130 mm x 60 mm,
type:
foot scraper - body rasp
credit:
Wellcome Trust (Purchased from Stevens)