Strap
Title
Strap
Description
Strap for women's apron made of tree bast. Girls received their first strap when they reached maturity; with the first pregnancy they received a differently braided new belly strap
Creator
Unknown
Rights
© Weltkulturen Museum, Frankfurt am Main
Alternative Title
watan
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, Paisinalo)
Collector
Date collected
1911
Physical Dimensions
ca. 0,6 x ca. 120 cm
Materials
Grass, fiber (?)
Collecting Institution
Weltkulturen Museum, Frankfurt am Main
Inventory Number
20612
Collection
Citation
Unknown, “Strap,” 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/248.
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