Band
Title
Band
Description
Band made of bark bast ("kulit kayu"), possibly attached to an waistcloth ("lawani") as back strap. According to the original catalogue attributed to the "Wemale"
Creator
Unknown
Rights
© Weltkulturen Museum, Frankfurt am Main
Audience
popolene
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, Lumapelu)
Collector
Date collected
1911
Physical Dimensions
61,5 x 8 cm
Materials
Bark bast
Collecting Institution
Weltkulturen Museum, Frankfurt am Main
Inventory Number
20607
Curatorial notes
The original descriptions refer to the place of creation as located in the"Uwin region," today known as Uwen.
Collection
Citation
Unknown, “Band,” 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/246.
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