Six-pronged comb
Title
Six-pronged comb
Description
Bamboo comb with six prongs and two red glass beads at the tip of the handle. The term "bekure bulane" refers to the crescent shape of the handle ("bulan" = moon)
Creator
Unknown
Rights
© Weltkulturen Museum, Frankfurt am Main
Alternative Title
bekure bulane
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, Murikauwe)
Collector
Date collected
1911
Physical Dimensions
27,5 cm (width of prongs 10,7 cm)
Materials
Bamboo, soft metal, glass beads
Collecting Institution
Weltkulturen Museum, Frankfurt am Main
Inventory Number
20716
Collection
Citation
Unknown, “Six-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/275.
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