Large shoe-shaped begging bowl made from a large seed pod

Made:
1801-1900
Large shoe-shaped begging bowl made from a large seed pod

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Large shoe-shaped begging bowl made from a large seed pod
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Large shoe-shaped begging bowl made from a large seed pod, hung with coins and amulets, Persian, 1801-1900

Details

Category:
Ethnography and Folk Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A172809
Materials:
seed pods, metal, shell and glass
type:
begging bowls
credit:
Wellcome Trust (Purchased from Stevens)