Record metadata:
| Type | Cultural Object (2014 Definition) |
|---|---|
| Title | IIc 6551 |
| Keywords | Container |
| Description | Container used to serve ai manas, T chili paste, a popular Timorese food condiment. |
| Creator of Object | Presumed Makasae people |
| Date Created | Pre August 1935 |
| Place Created | Baguia Sub-district, Baucau District, Timor-Leste |
| Object Type | Domestic object |
| Dimensions | 10.9 cm high |
| Use status in 2014 | Not used |
| Material | Bamboo or wood |
| Technique | Hand carved |
| 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 | Behältnis, G |
| Notes | Informants associated this type of object as being used to serve ai manas to the liurai, or to someone of high status. Ai manas is now commonly served on a ceramic saucer. |
| Production status in 2014 | Not used |
| Timorese Language Term/s | Lutu uru kai, M Lesu ai manas, T |
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