Record metadata:

Type Cultural Object (2014 Definition)
TitleIIc 6353
KeywordsToothbrush
DescriptionThis toothbrush features a highly decorative handle twinned in possibly silk red and yellow threads. It also feature a long cord, made from seeds?
Creator of ObjectPresumed Makasae people
Date CreatedPre August 1935
Place CreatedPresumed Baguia Sub-district, Baucau District, Timor-Leste
Object TypePersonal object
DimensionsTBC
Use status in 2014Not used as commercially manufactured plastic toothbrushes are now widely available.
MaterialBrush: fibres, cotton and silk? threads Cord: twine and seeds seeds?
TechniqueHand constructed and twined / bound
Institution/Holder: objectMuseum der Kulturen Basel
CollectorDr Alfred Bühler
Date CollectedAugust 1935
Place CollectedBaguia Sub-district, Baucau District, Timor-Leste
File CopyrightMuseum der Kulturen Basel. Photograph taken by Joanna Barrkman, 2014
MKB/Buehler object titleKette, amnuana (Kette)/ gurukuru (Bürste), G
Production status in 2014Not made
Timorese Language Term/sWasi sika, M Kose nehan, T

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