Basket
Title
Basket
Description
Cone-shaped carrying basket with a wide opening, made of dark-brown woven rattan. The carrying strip is missing
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
22,5 cm (max. 17,5 cm in diameter)
Materials
Rattan
Collecting Institution
Weltkulturen Museum, Frankfurt am Main
Inventory Number
27217
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/337.
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