Record metadata:

Type Cultural Object (2014 Definition)
TitleIIc 6490
KeywordsRectangular fibre woven lidded basket
DescriptionThis lidded basket was used to store betelnut, (bu’a malus, M).
Creator of ObjectPresumed Makasae people
Date CreatedPre August 1935
Place CreatedPresumed Baguia Sub-district, Baucau District, Timor-Leste
Object TypeBasket
Dimensions17 cm long 11.5 cm wide 6.5 cm high
Use status in 2014Not used
MaterialBorassus flabellifer fronds (akadiru, M, T) and 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: Sirih-Pinangkorb für Frauen mit Stülpdeckel,G [Basket: sirih-pinang basket for women with hooded lid] Description: sirih-pinang basket for women. Double walls. Outer finely braided red-black patterned. Rectangle with slip lid without using.
NotesViewed and identified at community viewings at Alawa Kraik 5/8/14 and Larisula 16/8/14. Also identified by Sra Ana Maria Pinto, Nelu Dae, Alawa Kraik on 6/8/14 and Sra Joanna Fernandes, Bahatata, on 10/8/2014.
Production status in 2014Not made
Timorese Language Term/sKe waka, M Kohe fatin, T

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