Record metadata:

Type Cultural Object (2014 Definition)
TitleIIc 6616
KeywordsString bag
DescriptionString bag used for carrying goods such as betelnut (bua malus) or vegetables. The bag was carried suspended down the back as the strap was placed across the forehead.
Creator of ObjectUnknown
Date CreatedPre August 1935
Place CreatedPresumed Baguia Sub-district, Baucau District, Timor-Leste
Object TypePersonal object
Dimensions25 cm long
Use status in 2014Not used
MaterialTali belanda or Lubu kina, M, alasa, M, young tali tahan, Corypha utan, L.)
TechniqueHand woven
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 titleBuetel, G talitali
NotesIdentified by Joanna Fernandes, Bahatata, Haiconi and at the Community Viewing at Bubuha, Larisula 16/8/2014.
Production status in 2014Not made
Timorese Language Term/sLode, M Kohe, T

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