Record metadata:

Type Cultural Object (2014 Definition)
TitleIIc 6558
KeywordsCup, beaker
DescriptionSee IIc 6545
Creator of ObjectPresumed Makasae people
Date CreatedPre August 1935
Place CreatedPresumed Baguia Sub-district, Baucau District, Timor-Leste
Object TypeDomestic object
Dimensions11 cm high
Use status in 2014Not used
MaterialCoconut shell and twine
TechniqueHand made and twined
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 titleBecher, G
NotesPeople now use commercially manufactured glass or plastic cups.
Production status in 2014Not made
Timorese Language Term/sWata tau, M Nu'u kaneka, T

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