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.
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