Headband
Title
Headband
Description
Headband made of woven leaf strips in yellow and black colors
Creator
Unknown
Rights
© Weltkulturen Museum, Frankfurt am Main
Alternative Title
wassikete
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, Apio)
Collector
Date collected
1911
Physical Dimensions
18 cm (in diameter)
Materials
Leaf strip
Collecting Institution
Weltkulturen Museum, Frankfurt am Main
Inventory Number
20664
Collection
Citation
Unknown, “Headband,” The Mailopu Archive - Markus Mailopu and the II. Freiburg Moluccan Expedition, accessed February 24, 2026, https://www.mailopu.ethnologie.uni-muenchen.de/omeka/items/show/257.
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