Foot scraper in the form of a crocodile

Made:
1880-1930 in Sudan
maker:
Unknown
Foot scraper in the form of a crocodile

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Brown earthenware foot scraper in the form of a crocodile with young on its back, rasp shaped scraper on base, Sudanese, 1880-1930.

Details

Category:
Ethnography and Folk Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A138335
Materials:
earthenware
Measurements:
height 68 mm
length 197 mm
width 58 mm
type:
foot scraper - body rasp
credit:
Glendining

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