Record metadata:
| Type | Cultural Object (2014 Definition) |
|---|---|
| Title | IIc 6059 |
| Keywords | Lime powder container |
| Description | A container used for the storage of lime powder. Lime powder is consumed when chewing betelnut. A decorative horn stopper and a shell form a lid for this container. |
| 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 | 11 cm high |
| Use status in 2014 | Used rarely |
| Material | Gourd skin, shell, wood and cotton |
| Technique | Natural gourd with hand carved and incised embellishments; twined cord |
| 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 | Behlätnis, G Teba loe tu |
| Production status in 2014 | Occasionally made |
| Timorese Language Term/s | Teba loi, M Gor fuan, T |
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