Sufi Alms Bowl (Kashkul)

Sufi Alms Bowl (Kashkul)

Late 1700s–early 1800s
Country
Iran
Object
bowl
Medium
Steel with gold inlay
Accession Number
1994.6
Credit Line
Gift of Bj Averitt
Sufi Alms Bowl (Kashkul). Late 1700s–early 1800s. Steel with gold inlay. Gift of Bj Averitt. 1994.6.
Dimensions
height: 5.25 in, 13.3350 cm; width: 14 in, 35.5600 cm
Department
Arts of Asia
Collection
Arts of Asia
This object is currently on view
Sufi Begging Bowl (Kashkul) by Hajji ibn 'Abbas Iran late 1700s-early 1800s, Zand or Qajar period Engraved steel with gold calligraphy Gift of Bj Averitt 1994.6 Mendicant Sufi holy men were a familiar sight throughout Islamic history. They chose lives of poverty, renouncing earthly goods and subsisting on offerings of food or money from the devout. Each would have carried a guide to worship and a kashkul, or begging bowl. This bowl is in the shape of a coco-de-mer, or double coconut, and bears the signature of the maker, Hajji ibn ‘Abbas.
Known Provenance
1993, Bj Averitt [d. 2014], Denver CO, acquired through Dr. Ernst J. Grube [d. 2011], London; 1994, DAM collection, gift of Mrs. Bj Averitt.

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