Papeda tongs
Title
Papeda tongs
Description
Wooden tongs, used for papeda (sago starch porridge)
Creator
Unknown
Rights
© Weltkulturen Museum, Frankfurt am Main
Alternative Title
popeda
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
23,8 cm
Materials
Wood
Collecting Institution
Weltkulturen Museum, Frankfurt am Main
Inventory Number
27238b
Collection
Citation
Unknown, “Papeda tongs,” 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/360.
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