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Collections

Begging Dervish in a Sheepskin Mantlesecond quarter of 17th century

Not on view
Ink and wash drawing of a fantastical seated figure with an oversized bald human head, grinning, atop a small fur-covered body with arms crossed over drawn-up knees
Title
Begging Dervish in a Sheepskin Mantle
Place Made
Turkey
Date Made
second quarter of 17th century
Medium
Opaque watercolor on paper
Dimensions
8 5/16 x 5 3/8 in. (21.1 x 13.6 cm)
Credit Line
The Edwin Binney, 3rd, Collection of Turkish Art at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art
Accession Number
M.85.237.98
Classification
Manuscripts
Collecting Area
Art of the Middle East: Islamic
Selected Bibliography
  • Binney, Edwin, 3rd. "Turkish Arts of the Book in the Binney Collection." Arts of Asia 17, no.6 (Nov/Dec 1987): 97-104.