Figurine
Title
Figurine
Description
Figurine made of wood, ijuk, and cotton, possibly a prohibition sign ("matakau")
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
25 cm
Materials
Wood, Ijuk, cotton
Collecting Institution
Weltkulturen Museum, Frankfurt am Main
Inventory Number
20902
Collection
Citation
Unknown, “Figurine,” The Mailopu Archive - Markus Mailopu and the II. Freiburg Moluccan Expedition, accessed January 12, 2026, https://www.mailopu.ethnologie.uni-muenchen.de/omeka/items/show/302.
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