Shield

Title

Shield

Description

Curved wooden shield with a handle on the back and carvings in the center and at both ends

Creator

Unknown

Rights

© Weltkulturen Museum, Frankfurt am Main

Alternative Title

salawako / salawaku

Provenance

Donated to the museum by "O. Lotichius" (presumably Otto Lotichius) in 1913. Until 02/2025, O. Lotichius was not mentioned and the receipt of the object was recorded as purchase in the database. However, the inventory book clearly indicated a donation by O. Lotichius.

Place of Creation

Seram (West, Seleman Bai, Horali)

Collector

Date collected

1911

Physical Dimensions

11 x 57 cm

Materials

Wood

Collecting Institution

Weltkulturen Museum, Frankfurt am Main

Inventory Number

20447

Collection

Citation

Unknown, “Shield,” The Mailopu Archive - Markus Mailopu and the II. Freiburg Moluccan Expedition, accessed December 31, 2025, https://www.mailopu.ethnologie.uni-muenchen.de/omeka/items/show/188.

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