Sago tongs
Title
Sago tongs
Description
Bamboo sago tongs, partially woven with light and dark plant fibers; according to the original catalogue card attributed to the coastal community of Misool
Creator
Unknown
Rights
© Rautenstrauch-Joest-Museum Köln
Provenance
Acquired from the collector and donated to the museum by the association "Verein zur Förderung des Rautenstrauch-Joest-Museums" on June 26 1917
Place of Creation
Misool (Coast)
Collector
Physical Dimensions
1,8 x 27,7 x 2,7 cm
Materials
Bamboo, plant fiber, colorant
Collecting Institution
Rautenstrauch-Joest-Museum Köln
Inventory Number
RJM 33084
(Convolute no.: RJM 1917/01)
(Convolute no.: RJM 1917/01)
Curatorial notes
This and other weaving patterns can be found in Tauern's notebook. The pattern of this particular sago tong corresponds to sketch no. 1 (p. 3).
Collection
Citation
Unknown , “Sago tongs,” 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/150.
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