Kashkul

Kashkul (Persian: کشکول, Kashkūl, pronounced: kashkool) also referred to as the beggar's bowl, is a container carried by wandering Dervishes (belonging to the Sūfī sect of Islam) and used to collect money and other goods (sweets, gifts, etc.) usually after a street session of poetry recitation, religious eulogies, advice or entertainment.^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4] The container, usually a bowl shaped like a ship, is made out of material such as coco-de-mer shell, clay, metals (usually brass), wood or ceramics and is hung over the shoulder using a metal chain.^[5]

^ Hayyīm, Sulaimān (1934), Complete and Modern, Designed to Give the English Meanings of Over 50,000 Words, Terms, Idioms, and Proverbs in the Persian Language, as Well as the Transliteration of the Words in English Characters. Together with a Sufficient Treatment of All the Grammatical Features..., Librarie-imprimerie Béroukhim. Digitised 17 April 2008, University of Michigan
^ Haim, S (1998), Farhang Moaser: English Persian, Persian English Dictionary (in one volume), Farhang Muaser Publishers p.352 (Persian to English)
^ Vambery, A (1889), The Newbery House Magazine, Volume 1, The Dervishes. (Personal Recollection), Griffith Farran Okeden & Welsh, pp.341-342
^ Koelz, Walter (1889), Anthropological Papers, University of Michigan. Museum of Anthropology Issues 71-72 of Persian Diary, 1939-1941, Walter Koelz, Museum of Anthropology, University of Michigan. Digitized October 14, 2011, the University of California, ISBN 9780932206930, p.134
^ The Met 150, Beggar's Bowl (Kashkul) late 19th–early 20th century, The Met (accessed=March 20, 2020){{citation}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)

[1] Hayyīm, Sulaimān (1934), Complete and Modern, Designed to Give the English Meanings of Over 50,000 Words, Terms, Idioms, and Proverbs in the Persian Language, as Well as the Transliteration of the Words in English Characters. Together with a Sufficient Treatment of All the Grammatical Features..., Librarie-imprimerie Béroukhim. Digitised 17 April 2008, University of Michigan

[2] Haim, S (1998), Farhang Moaser: English Persian, Persian English Dictionary (in one volume), Farhang Muaser Publishers p.352 (Persian to English)

[3] Vambery, A (1889), The Newbery House Magazine, Volume 1, The Dervishes. (Personal Recollection), Griffith Farran Okeden & Welsh, pp.341-342

[4] Koelz, Walter (1889), Anthropological Papers, University of Michigan. Museum of Anthropology Issues 71-72 of Persian Diary, 1939-1941, Walter Koelz, Museum of Anthropology, University of Michigan. Digitized October 14, 2011, the University of California, ISBN 9780932206930, p.134

[5] The Met 150, Beggar's Bowl (Kashkul) late 19th–early 20th century, The Met (accessed=March 20, 2020){{citation}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)

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