Sirih basket
Title
Sirih basket
Description
Lid made of dark woven leaf fiber, made in Wolokone. The basket is missing. According to the original catalogue attributed to the "Wemale"
Creator
Unknown
Rights
© Weltkulturen Museum, Frankfurt am Main
Alternative Title
kon-kon
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
18 x 10 cm
Materials
Leaf fiber
Collecting Institution
Weltkulturen Museum, Frankfurt am Main
Inventory Number
20740
Collection
Citation
Unknown, “Sirih basket,” The Mailopu Archive - Markus Mailopu and the II. Freiburg Moluccan Expedition, accessed December 30, 2025, https://www.mailopu.ethnologie.uni-muenchen.de/omeka/items/show/284.
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