Five-pronged comb
Title
Five-pronged comb
Description
Curved bamboo comb with five prongs and ornaments on the handle. According to the original catalogue attributed to the "Wemale"
Creator
Unknown
Rights
© Weltkulturen Museum, Frankfurt am Main
Alternative Title
wapeule, huapeule
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, Uwin-region, Waraoini/ Waraloin)
Collector
Date collected
1911
Physical Dimensions
29 cm (width of prongs 7,7 cm)
Materials
Bamboo, wire
Collecting Institution
Weltkulturen Museum, Frankfurt am Main
Inventory Number
20721
Collection
Citation
Unknown, “Five-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/280.
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