Four-pronged comb
Title
Four-pronged comb
Description
Bamboo comb with four prongs, a yellow metal fastener and carvings on the handle. According to original catalogue card attributed to "Alune"
Creator
Unknown
Rights
© Weltkulturen Museum, Frankfurt am Main
Alternative Title
bekure
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
28,5 cm (width of prongs 5,5 cm)
Materials
Bamboo, yellow metal
Collecting Institution
Weltkulturen Museum, Frankfurt am Main
Inventory Number
20711
Collection
Citation
Unknown, “Four-pronged 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/272.
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