Upper arm ring
Title
Upper arm ring
Description
Upper arm ring made of coconut shell with a carved pattern
Creator
Unknown
Rights
© Weltkulturen Museum, Frankfurt am Main
Alternative Title
sahaulu
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, Ruma Olat)
Collector
Date collected
1911
Physical Dimensions
3,8 cm (7,8 cm in diameter)
Materials
Coconut
Collecting Institution
Weltkulturen Museum, Frankfurt am Main
Inventory Number
20899
Collection
Citation
Unknown, “Upper arm ring,” The Mailopu Archive - Markus Mailopu and the II. Freiburg Moluccan Expedition, accessed February 24, 2026, https://www.mailopu.ethnologie.uni-muenchen.de/omeka/items/show/300.
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