Lime container
Title
Lime container
Description
Lime container made of calabash, glass beads are missing; the attached fastener is made of a different material, presumably wood
Creator
Unknown
Rights
© Weltkulturen Museum, Frankfurt am Main
Alternative Title
tabeale
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, most likely Waraloin)
Collector
Date collected
1911
Physical Dimensions
11cm
Materials
Calabash, glass beads (missing), wood
Collecting Institution
Weltkulturen Museum, Frankfurt am Main
Inventory Number
20576
Collection
Citation
Unknown , “Lime container,” The Mailopu Archive - Markus Mailopu and the II. Freiburg Moluccan Expedition, accessed January 1, 2026, https://www.mailopu.ethnologie.uni-muenchen.de/omeka/items/show/237.
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