Record metadata:
Type | Cultural Object (2014 Definition) |
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Title | IIc 6488 |
Keywords | Rectangular woven fibre lidded basket |
Description | This kadi bu'a was used to store possessions. This basket was considered lulik (sacred) as it would have been used inside the ume lulik (sacred house) to store the betelnut (bua malus, M) so that "...the spirit of the ancestors can enter it [the ceremonial house]'. The betelnut was divided between the family members so that they can all partake in the same betelnut which is considered to metaphorically strengthen the clan. This type of basket would not have been used to serve guests. |
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 | 17.5 cm long 9.5 cm wide 10.5 cm high |
Use status in 2014 | Used occasionally |
Material | Palm fibres, akadiru, T, (Borassus flabellifer, L.) rottan and synthetic dyes (oro, M, tinta, T). |
Technique | Hand woven |
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 | Korb, G [basket] Malu bua, M Description: sirih-pinang basket for women. Double walls. Outer finely woven, patterned purple and green. Rectangle with slip lid and use. |
Notes | People only occasionally make baskets in Baguia now. |
Production status in 2014 | Not made using this fine technique |
Timorese Language Term/s | Ke waka, M Kohe fatin, T |
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