Four-pronged comb
Title
Four-pronged comb
Description
Bamboo comb with four prongs, a yellow metal fastener and nacre inlays on the handle. For a similar comb, see item 65143
Creator
Unknown
Rights
© Weltkulturen Museum, Frankfurt am Main
Alternative Title
bekule
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, Masamanehuwe)
Collector
Date collected
1911
Physical Dimensions
22,9 cm (width of prongs 6 cm)
Materials
Bamboo, yellow metal, nacre
Collecting Institution
Weltkulturen Museum, Frankfurt am Main
Inventory Number
20714
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/274.
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