Lime container
Title
Lime container
Description
Long, round lime container made of bamboo with colored "oiale" patterns (connected to headhunting practices) and "hia-hia" ornaments and a string of glass beads and a shell disc attached to the bottom. According to the original catalogue attributed to the "Wemale"
Creator
Unknown
Rights
© Weltkulturen Museum, Frankfurt am Main
Alternative Title
kaune
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, Uwin-region, Waraoini/ most likely Waraloin)
Collector
Date collected
1911
Physical Dimensions
23 cm (1,8 cm in diameter)
Materials
Bamboo, glass beads, shell disc
Collecting Institution
Weltkulturen Museum, Frankfurt am Main
Inventory Number
20527
Collection
Citation
Unknown, “Lime container,” 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/214.
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