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Description
Vintage folk art Tzedakah box. Made of exotic (Zebra?) wood featuring octagonal form with brass inlay and slanted hinged top.
Tzedakah means 'charity'. It refers to the Jewish obligation, or mitzvah , of giving to charity as well as supporting social justice. Giving tzedakah is one of the most important commandments for the Jewish people. The word “tzedakah” comes from a Hebrew root meaning “righteousness” and “justice.” The prototype tzedakah (pronounced tze-DA-ka) box can be traced back thousands of years, described in an Old Testament verse that relates how the First Temple in Jerusalem collected donations for its repair in a chest with a hole bored through the top.
Condition
Good overall, light wear and distressing, some loose inlay along top, edge wear, overall, loose inlay on top, split under clasp.
Dimensions
5" x 3.5" x 5.75"