Headdress

Title

Headdress

Description

Headdress made of feathers, used for the cakalele dance. According to the original catalogue attributed to "Wemale"

Creator

Unknown

Rights

© Weltkulturen Museum, Frankfurt am Main

Alternative Title

walahate

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, Soahuwe/ Soahuwei)

Collector

Date collected

1911

Physical Dimensions

max. 55 cm

Materials

Feathers

Collecting Institution

Weltkulturen Museum, Frankfurt am Main

Inventory Number

20694

Collection

Citation

Unknown, “Headdress,” 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/265.

Comments

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