Record metadata:
Type | Cultural Object (2014 Definition) |
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Title | IIc 6267 |
Keywords | Counting device |
Description | See IIc 6266 |
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 | 26 cm length |
Use status in 2014 | Not used |
Material | bamboo, fibre, string and glass beads |
Technique | hand made 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 in Baguia in 2014. Josh Trindade commented in an interview that customarily children were taught puzzles and games to develop their intelligence. Many of these involved developing oral skills. He commented to that according to his knowledge, these puzzles are no longer taught. (24/11/2014). This object was identified by Jose da Costa, Darwin, August 2017. |
Production status in 2014 | Not made |
Timorese Language Term/s | Tali sura, M Tali fukun, T |
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