Sirih basket
Title
Sirih basket
Description
Lower part of a sirih basket made of woven leaf fiber in light and black colors, a slim wooden strip attached to the edge and the bottom
Creator
Unknown
Rights
© Weltkulturen Museum, Frankfurt am Main
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, Saleman)
Collector
Date collected
1911
Physical Dimensions
13 cm (40 cm in diameter)
Materials
Leaf fiber, wood
Collecting Institution
Weltkulturen Museum, Frankfurt am Main
Inventory Number
20745
Curatorial notes
The original description refers to the place of creation as "Seleman".
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/285.
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