Shield
Title
Shield
Description
Dark brown shield with a handle in the back, made of wood and bamboo that are bent in shape and decorated with inlays of bone or shell in the front
Creator
Unknown
Rights
© Weltkulturen Museum, Frankfurt am Main
Alternative Title
tau
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, Sea)
Collector
Date collected
1911
Physical Dimensions
130 x 12 cm
Materials
Wood, bamboo, shell or bone
Collecting Institution
Weltkulturen Museum, Frankfurt am Main
Inventory Number
20762
Collection
Citation
Unknown, “Shield,” 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/290.
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