Foot-scraper in the form of a man riding a crocodile

Made:
1880-1925 in Sudan
maker:
Unknown
Foot-scraper in the form of a man riding a crocodile

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Black earthenware foot-scraper in the form of a man riding a crocodile, scraper on underside of base, probably Sudanese, 1880-1925

Details

Category:
Ethnography and Folk Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A71297
Materials:
earthenware
Measurements:
height 113 mm
length 208 mm
width 55 mm
type:
foot scraper - body rasp
credit:
Pareyn, H.