Four-prongued comb
Title
Four-prongued comb
Description
Bamboo comb with four prongs and a yellow metal fastener
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)
Collector
Date collected
1911
Physical Dimensions
26,5 cm (width of prongs 5,5 cm)
Materials
Bamboo, yellow metal
Collecting Institution
Weltkulturen Museum, Frankfurt am Main
Inventory Number
20882
Collection
Citation
Unknown, “Four-prongued 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/292.
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