Record metadata:

Type Cultural Object (2014 Definition)
TitleIIc 6489
KeywordsRectangular woven fibre lidded basket
DescriptionThis lidded basket was used of storing possessions (see IIc 6484). This basket has a lining or inner section is known as 'bu’a gi mutu' M.
Creator of ObjectPresumed Makasae people
Date CreatedPre August 1935
Place CreatedPresumed Baguia Sub-district, Baucau District, Timor-Leste
Object TypeBasket
Dimensions17 cm length 13 cm width 8 cm height
Use status in 2014Used occasionally
MaterialPalm fibres, akadiru, T (Borassus flabellifer, L.), rattan, natural dyes
TechniqueHand woven
Institution/Holder: objectMuseum der Kulturen Basel
CollectorDr Alfred Bühler
Date CollectedAugust 1935
Place CollectedBaguia Sub-district, Baucau District, Timor-Leste
File CopyrightMuseum der Kulturen Basel. Photograph taken by Joanna Barrkman, 2014
MKB/Buehler object titleKorb, G [basket] Malu bua, M Description: sirih-pinang basket for women. Double walls. Outer finely braided, brown patterned. Rectangle with slip lid and use.
NotesPeople only occasionally make baskets in Baguia now.
Production status in 2014Not made
Timorese Language Term/sKe waka, M Kohe fatin, T

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