Record metadata:
| Type | Cultural Object (2014 Definition) |
|---|---|
| Title | IIc 6562 |
| Keywords | Stool |
| Description | This stool was used in the kitchen and the domestic areas in preference to squatting. A stool, such as this one, would have been a useful domestic implement for tasks such as grinding coconut or stirring cooking food. |
| 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 | 7.6 cm high 38 cm long 11 cm wide |
| Use status in 2014 | Still used |
| Material | 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 | Nachenstütze, G |
| Notes | Mass manufactured plastic stools are now commonly used in Makasae kitchens. |
| Production status in 2014 | Still made |
| Timorese Language Term/s | Banku da buru ge'e, M Banku dapur nian, T |
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