Comb
Title
Comb
Description
Round bamboo comb with carvings. According to original catalogue card attributed to "Alune"
Creator
Unknown
Rights
© Weltkulturen Museum, Frankfurt am Main
Alternative Title
liai
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, Laiuwe/ most likely Laiuwin)
Collector
Date collected
1911
Physical Dimensions
5,2 - 5,9 cm
Materials
Bamboo
Collecting Institution
Weltkulturen Museum, Frankfurt am Main
Inventory Number
20703
Collection
Citation
Unknown, “Comb,” 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/268.
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