MKB Baskets

Record metadata:

Type	Cultural Object (2014 Definition)
Title	IIc 6485
Keywords	Woven fibre lozenge shape lidded basket
Description	Kadi bua is used to store objects, most commonly betelnut which is later placed in a malu bu'a (see IIc 6481) to serve guests and at cultural events such as ‘dada ai uma lulik nian’ and ‘feto saun ho mane’. The lid is called 'malu bu'a gi no', M. The base is called 'malu bu’a gi mita', M. This basket features a repeated pattern of a horse or buffalo on the lid and a geometric pattern on the side walls of the basket. The coloured fibres were added and woven on top of the basic basket structure. The technique of adding coloured fibres with create a pattern is called 'bore', M. Ete sina and teri sina are terms that refer to vertical and horizontal weave fronds. The repeated stitching of purple and green around the rim on the lid is known as waleri technique. This basket is also known as retiki, M, in Uatolari, Viqueque district.
Creator of Object	Presumed Makasae people
Date Created	Pre August 1935
Place Created	Presumed Baguia Sub-district, Baucau District, Timor-Leste
Object Type	Basket
Dimensions	17 cm length 8 cm high
Use status in 2014	Used occasionally
Material	Palm leaves, akadiru, T, (Borassus flabellifer L.) synthetic dyes (obo, M, tinta, T). The spine of the alasa frond was used to make the edge / rim of the malu bu’a and the lid so as to add structural strength.
Technique	Hand carved
Institution/Holder: object	Museum der Kulturen Basel
Collector	Dr Alfred Bühler
Date Collected	August 1935
Place Collected	Baguia Sub-district, Baucau District, Timor-Leste
File Copyright	Museum der Kulturen Basel. Photograph taken by Joanna Barrkman, 2014
MKB/Buehler object title	Behältnis, G [container] Bua bua, boa boa, M Description: tobacco container; woven from palm leaf strips. Pattern (geometric ) red, green, blue, purple. Diamond shaped. Push-on lid . Also used for sirih-pinang.
Notes	People only occasionally make baskets in Baguia now. In 2014 informants commented that people do make this style of basket but on occasionally now.
Production status in 2014	Not made
Timorese Language Term/s	Kadi bu'a, M Mama fatin, sakuna, T

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