Record metadata:

Type Cultural Object (2014 Definition)
TitleIIc 6452
KeywordsWhistle
DescriptionOvoid shaped whistle with a cord for hanging; used for herding livestock
Creator of ObjectPresumed Makasae people
Date CreatedAugust 1935
Place CreatedPresumed Baguia Sub-district, Baucau District, Timor-Leste
Object TypePersonal object
Dimensions8.2 cm high
Use status in 2014Rarely used
MaterialCoconut shell and twine
TechniqueHand carved and twinned
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 titleBehaltnis, G (container) suru, M
Production status in 2014Not made
Timorese Language Term/sSuru, M Sulu, T

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