Scrubber, hands & feet

Museum number:
9-11767
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Accession number:
Acc.2697
Description:
scrubber for hands and feet; clay bipointed oval shape; handle on top; rosette-like design in relief on upper surface; abrasive underside; length 13.4 cm.
Donor:
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas J. Ready, Jr. Fund and Richard Lerner
Collection place:
Delhi State, India
Verbatim coll. place:
India, prob. Delhi
Culture or time period:
Indian
Collector:
Richard Lerner
Collection date:
1968-1970
Materials:
Ceramic (material)
Object type:
ethnography
Function:
1.8 Toilet Articles
Accession date:
1970
Context of use:
used by both men and women to rub dead skin and dirt off hands and soles of feet
Department:
Asia (except western Russia)
Dimensions:
length 13.4 centimeters
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 4 titled Scrubber, hands & feet, accession number 9-11767, described as scrubber for hands and feet; clay bipointed oval shape; handle on top; rosette-like design in relief on upper surface; abrasive underside; length 13.4 cm.Hearst Museum object 2 of 4 titled Scrubber, hands & feet, accession number 9-11767, described as scrubber for hands and feet; clay bipointed oval shape; handle on top; rosette-like design in relief on upper surface; abrasive underside; length 13.4 cm.Hearst Museum object 3 of 4 titled Scrubber, hands & feet, accession number 9-11767, described as scrubber for hands and feet; clay bipointed oval shape; handle on top; rosette-like design in relief on upper surface; abrasive underside; length 13.4 cm.Hearst Museum object 4 of 4 titled Scrubber, hands & feet, accession number 9-11767, described as scrubber for hands and feet; clay bipointed oval shape; handle on top; rosette-like design in relief on upper surface; abrasive underside; length 13.4 cm.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Scrubber, hands & feet, accession number 9-11767, described as scrubber for hands and feet; clay bipointed oval shape; handle on top; rosette-like design in relief on upper surface; abrasive underside; length 13.4 cm.

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