Shield
Title
Shield
Description
Curved wooden shield with a handle on the back and colored carvings in red and black on the front. According to the index card, the shield belonged to the Kapitan from Seleman
Creator
Unknown
Rights
© Weltkulturen Museum, Frankfurt am Main
Alternative Title
salawako
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, Saleman)
Collector
Date collected
1911
Physical Dimensions
12,2 x 70,5 cm
Materials
Wood
Collecting Institution
Weltkulturen Museum, Frankfurt am Main
Inventory Number
20448
Curatorial notes
The original description refers to the place of creation as "Seleman".
Collection
Citation
Unknown, “Shield,” The Mailopu Archive - Markus Mailopu and the II. Freiburg Moluccan Expedition, accessed December 30, 2025, https://www.mailopu.ethnologie.uni-muenchen.de/omeka/items/show/189.
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