Record metadata:
| Type | Cultural Object (2014 Definition) |
|---|---|
| Title | IIc 6068 |
| Keywords | Container |
| Description | This container was used to carry personal items, such as sirih pinang and knives etc to the field. Used mainly by men. This container consists of a base and lid. A string had been threaded with shells to make a strap. The strap decorated with shells enabled the container to be carried over the shoulder. Twine is wrapped round the upper section of the base. |
| Creator of Object | Presumed Makasae people |
| Date Created | August 1935 |
| Place Created | Presumed Baguia Sub-district, Baucau District, Timor-Leste |
| Object Type | Personal object |
| Dimensions | 21.2 cm high 8.3 cm wide |
| Use status in 2014 | Not used |
| Material | Bamboo, shells and twine |
| Technique | Hand carved, and twined |
| 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 | Behälter, G noka, M gabo mata - Kette, G (cord) |
| Notes | It was suggested that this container was owned by a person of high social status due to the strap being decorated with shells. |
| Production status in 2014 | Not made |
| Timorese Language Term/s | Noka, M Kohe au, T |
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