Lime container
Title
Lime container
Description
Long, round lime container made of bamboo with colored ornaments ("oviale wakote niche-niche" and "kala-kala-palai"; kala-kala = unreadable; palai = hand), a string of colorful glass beads and an iron ring attached to the bottom; most likely from the Uli mountains
Creator
Unknown
Rights
© Weltkulturen Museum, Frankfurt am Main
Alternative Title
kapurbulu
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, Lomamoli)
Collector
Date collected
1911
Physical Dimensions
Bead string: 6 cm
Lime Container: 19,2 cm
Lime Container: 19,2 cm
Materials
Bamboo, glass beads, iron
Collecting Institution
Weltkulturen Museum, Frankfurt am Main
Inventory Number
20516
Collection
Citation
Unknown, “Lime container,” 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/209.
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