Four-pronged comb
Title
Four-pronged comb
Description
Bamboo comb with four prongs, yellow metal fastener and nacre inlays on the handle
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, Huku Quejebubui)
Collector
Date collected
1911
Physical Dimensions
21,3 cm (width of prongs 5,5 cm)
Materials
Bamboo, yellow metal, nacre
Collecting Institution
Weltkulturen Museum, Frankfurt am Main
Inventory Number
20720
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/279.
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