Record metadata:
| Type | Cultural Object (2014 Definition) |
|---|---|
| Title | IIc 6354 |
| Keywords | Toothbrush |
| Description | Small toothbrush with a twine loop used to hang the toothbrush form a hook for cleanliness and safe keeping |
| Creator of Object | Presumed Makasae people |
| Date Created | Pre August 1935 |
| Place Created | Presumed Baguia Sub-district, Baucau District, Timor-Leste |
| Object Type | Personal object |
| Dimensions | TBC |
| Use status in 2014 | Not used as commercially manufactured plastic toothbrushes are now widely available. |
| Material | Bone, fibre and twine |
| Technique | Hand carved and constructed |
| 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 | Zahnbürste |
| Production status in 2014 | Not made |
| Timorese Language Term/s | Wasi sika, M Kose nehan, T |
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