Record metadata:

Type Cultural Object (2014 Definition)
TitleIIc 6163
KeywordsSpoon and fork
DescriptionThis implement was for eating food. Many people associated this type of implement with eating in the ceremonial house.
Creator of ObjectPresumed Makasae people
Date CreatedPre August 1935
Place CreatedPresumed Baguia Sub-district, Baucau District, Timor-Leste
Object TypeDomestic object
Dimensions15 cm long 6.2 cm wide
Use status in 2014Not used (as aluminum spoons are used now)
MaterialCoconut shell, wood and horn
TechniqueHand carved
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 titleLoffel mit Stiel in Form einer fünfzinkigen Gabel, G
Production status in 2014Not made
Timorese Language Term/sWata sulu no garufu, M Nuu kanuru ho garfu, T

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