Bark cloth beater
Title
Bark cloth beater
Description
Bark cloth beater made of Damar wood with carvings
Creator
Unknown
Rights
© Weltkulturen Museum, Frankfurt am Main
Alternative Title
lia
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, Apio)
Collector
Date collected
1911
Physical Dimensions
24,2 cm
Materials
Damar wood
Collecting Institution
Weltkulturen Museum, Frankfurt am Main
Inventory Number
20463
Collection
Citation
Unknown , “Bark cloth beater,” 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/193.
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