Record metadata:

Type Cultural Object (2014 Definition)
TitleIIc 6470
KeywordsCigarette roller
DescriptionThis implement was used to roll cigarettes. Cigarettes were rolled with dried maize skin (IIc 6450) and lit using flint (see IIc 6449).
Creator of ObjectPresumed Makasae people
Date CreatedPre August 1935
Place CreatedBaguia Sub-district, Baucau District, Timor-Leste
Object TypePersonal object
Dimensions8.7 cm high 5.3 cm wide
Use status in 2014Not used
MaterialCotton threads and sticks
TechniqueHand constructed
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 titleGerät, G lululu, M
NotesIdentified by Bernardo Mango, Ossa-Huna and Tomas da Silva, Haiconi, 10/8/2014.
Production status in 2014Not made
Timorese Language Term/sLode tobaku, M Kohe tobaku, lulun tobako, T

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