About marriage customs in Seram

Title

About marriage customs in Seram

Description

Handwritten manuscript about marriage customs in Seram

Creator

Rights

© Universitätsarchiv München (UAM)

Language

Malay

Place of Creation

Unknown

Collector

Physical Dimensions

1 double page

Materials

Pen on paper

Collecting Institution

Universitätsarchiv der LMU München (UAM)

Inventory Number

NL-75-21

Curatorial notes

This manuscript is archived within a small collection of handwritten letters with unknown senders and/or recipients. Upon comparing the handwriting as well as the style and content of the text, this manuscript can be attributed to Markus Mailopu. The last sentence of the second page summarizes the topic: "Ini Adad Tanah Ceram punya hal Kawin", English translation: "This is the custom in the land of Seram regarding marriage."

Collection

Citation

Mailopu, Markus, “About marriage customs in Seram,” The Mailopu Archive - Markus Mailopu and the II. Freiburg Moluccan Expedition, accessed May 6, 2025, https://www.mailopu.ethnologie.uni-muenchen.de/omeka/items/show/139.

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