Dervish's wallet
| العنوان | Dervish's wallet |
|---|---|
| المؤلف | Unknown |
| تاريخ النشر: | 1850 |
| مكان النشر | Iran (made) - |
| الموضوع | Islam |
| النوع | أخرى |
| اللغة | غير محدد |
| رقمي | نعم |
| مخطوط | لا |
| الأبعاد الفيزيائية | Length: 30.5cm, Width: 13cm |
| المكتبة: | Victoria and Albert Museum |
| معرف أصل المكتبة | 7345-1861 |
| رقم السجل | 7345-1861 |
| موقع المكتبة | Middle East Section |
| التاريخ | 1850 |
| ملاحظات | The beggar's bowl or âkashkulâ was a sign of the religious poverty assumed by Islamic mystics. This function is reflected in the inscriptions used. On this âkashkulâ they include verses from the Qur'an as well as poetry in Persian praising the âkashkulâ in mystical terms. This bowl is carved from half the shell of a huge nut. It is the fruit of the coco de mer palm which grows in the Seychelles Islands, in the Indian Ocean. The shell washes ashore in southern Iran. The shellâs journey took on spiritual significance as a symbol of the dervishâs journey on the ocean of mystic knowledge. Many âkashkulsâ even have a âprowâ carved on them. Others have a small spout to make the bowl into a drinking vessel. |
| Malzemeler ve teknikler | carved coconut shell Coconut Shell |
| Fiziksel açıklama | Formed of half a double cocoa nut, carved, in low relief, with a horizontal registers of foliated designs alternating with devotional inscriptions. |
| Üretim | Persia |
| Üretim tipi | Unique |
