Record metadata:
| Type | Cultural Object (2014 Definition) |
|---|---|
| Title | IIc 6412 |
| Keywords | Duster |
| Description | Dusters were used to clean surfaces, most commonly tables. Feather dusters were made from chicken feathers, goat hair or horse hair. |
| 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 | 125.2 cm high |
| Use status in 2014 | Still used |
| Material | Goat or horse hair (TBC); rattan |
| Technique | Hand made |
| 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 | Tanzstock, G Kabora |
| Notes | Identified by Sr Tomas da Silva & Sr Gregorius de Oliveira Guterres, 14/10/14. |
| Production status in 2014 | Still made |
| Timorese Language Term/s | Asa namu ma mesa sare gini, M Manu fulun ai sukit, T |
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