Record metadata:
| Type | Cultural Object (2014 Definition) |
|---|---|
| Title | IIc 6266 |
| Keywords | Counting device |
| Description | Used as a marker of time and memory aide, aide memoire, used to count the days of the month, planting until harvest, how many days of rain per year etc. Akin a form of calendar to mark the passage of time. |
| Creator of Object | Presumed Makasae people |
| Date Created | Pre August 1935 |
| Place Created | Presumed Baguia Sub-district, Baucau District, Timor-Leste |
| Object Type | Domestic object |
| Dimensions | 31.5 cm long |
| Use status in 2014 | Not used |
| Material | Bamboo, string and glass beads |
| Technique | Hand carved and hand twined |
| 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 | Geduldsspeil, G telimeli |
| Notes | This object was not recognised. Interviews: Josh Trindade commented on the use of puzzles as part of customary educational tools, 'to develop the intelligence' however, he indicated that to his knowledge these are no longer used in Timor-Leste.(Interview 24/11/2014). Jose da Costa identified this object, Darwin, August 2017. |
| Production status in 2014 | Not made |
| Timorese Language Term/s | Tali sura, M Tali fukun, T |
Linked Files:
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