Net sinker (?)
Title
Net sinker (?)
Description
Carved piece of wood, possibly used as a net sinker
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
10,2 cm
Materials
Wood, hard, light
Collecting Institution
Weltkulturen Museum, Frankfurt am Main
Inventory Number
27242
Collection
Citation
Unknown, “Net sinker (?),” 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/361.
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