Record metadata:
| Type | Cultural Object (2014 Definition) |
|---|---|
| Title | IIc 6365 |
| Keywords | Tweezers |
| Description | Tweezers created from a piece of curved bamboo. Used to pluck facial hair and thorns from skin etc. |
| 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 | 5.6 cm long 1.3 cm wide |
| Use status in 2014 | Not used as commercially manufactured metal tweezers are now widely available. |
| Material | Bamboo |
| Technique | Hand carved |
| 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 | Pinzette, G bibi, M? |
| Production status in 2014 | Not made |
| Timorese Language Term/s | Sukit, T |
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