Record metadata:
| Type | Cultural Object (2014 Definition) |
|---|---|
| Title | IIc 6568 |
| Keywords | Triangular woven fibre lidded basket |
| Description | This triangular lidded basket was used previously to store food or domestic items. buti, M = plain the terms, 'ete sina' and 'teri sina' refer respectively to vertical & horizontal weave. |
| 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 | 14 cm diameter 7 cm high |
| Use status in 2014 | Occasionally used |
| Material | Akadiru, T, Borassus flabellifer, L. fronds |
| 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 | Deckelkorb, G [covered basket] bua, M |
| Notes | Viewed 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. Confllicted reports - some people say 'yes' still made and still used; others say 'no' not still made or used |
| Production status in 2014 | Occasionally made |
| Timorese Language Term/s | Malu bua usu lolitu, kadi bu’a gi buti, M Mama fatin dalak tolu, T |
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