Record metadata:
| Type | Cultural Object (2014 Definition) |
|---|---|
| Title | IIc 6397 |
| Keywords | Salt container |
| Description | This woven punch in the shape of a bird was used for food preparation, i.e. ero-ero, M; katupa, T within which portions of rice were cooked and then served. Alternatively, ero-ero were used to store salt grains. This ero-ero was made from akadiru, so most likely it as used to store salt. Young coconut leaves (wet asa, M; nu'u tahan nurak, T) were used in a similar way to cook rice. |
| 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 | 9 cm high |
| Use status in 2014 | Not used |
| Material | Palm fibres, akadiru, M, T, (Borassus flabellier, L.) |
| Technique | Hand woven |
| 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 | Vogel, G sigilut |
| Notes | Identified by Joanna Fernandes, Bahatata, Haiconi and at the Community Viewing at Bubuha, Larisula 16/8/2014. |
| Production status in 2014 | Not made |
| Timorese Language Term/s | Ero-ero, M Katupa, T |
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