Record metadata:
| Type | Cultural Object (2014 Definition) |
|---|---|
| Title | IIc 6536 |
| Keywords | Food cover |
| Description | Food covers were used to cover food, once it is served and before it is eaten. This shape is especially made and used for traditional ceremony. It can also be used to serve food to share when people or the clan gather. The design most likely relates to a specific clan or is symbolic of a specific ritual. |
| 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 diameter 11.3 cm high |
| Use status in 2014 | Rarely 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 | Deckel, Speisedeckel mit Spitze, G |
| Notes | Identified by Joanna Fernandes, Bahatata, Haiconi and at the Community Viewing at Bubuha, Larisula 16/8/2014. Informants mentioned that tere luru were associated with use in the ceremonial house. |
| Production status in 2014 | Rarely made |
| Timorese Language Term/s | Teru luru falunu, M Kohe lulik, T |
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