Basket
Title
Basket
Description
Cone-shaped basket made of brown woven rattan, used for carrying goods
Creator
Unknown
Rights
© Weltkulturen Museum, Frankfurt am Main
Provenance
Donated to the museum by "O. Lotichius" (presumably Otto Lotichius) in 1931. 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 (Central)
Collector
Date collected
1911
Physical Dimensions
60 cm (max. 44 cm in diameter)
Materials
Bamboo, rattan, bark
Collecting Institution
Weltkulturen Museum, Frankfurt am Main
Inventory Number
27215
Collection
Citation
Unknown, “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/335.
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