Bowl
Title
Bowl
Description
Bowl made of coconut shell with two ornamental bands framing an "eye band" in which the "pupils" are inlaid with nacre. According to the original catalogue attributed to the "Wemale"
Creator
Unknown
Rights
© Weltkulturen Museum, Frankfurt am Main
Alternative Title
nunue
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, south coast, Elpaputih Bay, Sahulau)
Collector
Date collected
1911
Physical Dimensions
5,5 cm (9 cm in diameter)
Materials
Coconut, nacre
Collecting Institution
Weltkulturen Museum, Frankfurt am Main
Inventory Number
20474
Collection
Citation
Unknown, “Bowl,” 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/196.
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