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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