Title
Dervish begging bowl
Year/Period
16th century
Region
Iran
Material
Technique
Dimension
Object size: H: 12.9,
x L: 29.0,
x W: 11.1
x L: 29.0,
x W: 11.1
Accession No.
1996-00192
Collection of
The Kashkul is a Persian word for begging bowl. It usually takes the form of a bowl suspended by a chain, which is hung from the shoulder of a dervish, in which he puts alms and food. The Kashkul is denoted with palmettes, scrolling vines and inscriptions. The dervish is a mystic who understands voluntary poverty and asceticism.
