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2024.20.114

Nimasae, earthenware sherd.

2024.20.114

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Collection type
Object
Description
Nimasae, earthenware sherd.
Long description
Nimasae, dark brown earthenware with resin and rattan to repair breaks. The sherd is plain and was originally part of a bowl used by Nuaulu to make sago porridge.
Geographical reference
Indonesia
Asia > South-eastern Asia > Indonesia
Cultural groups
Nuaulu
Person
PRM source Roy Ellen
Field collector Roy Ellen
Date / Period
Date made: Before 02/08/1973
Date collected
02/08/1973
Acquisition information
Donated: 14 August 2024
Materials and processes
Material Pottery, Process Moulded, Process Fire-Hardened, Material Rattan Plant, Process Tied, Material Resin Plant
Dimensions
Length 55 mm, Width 67 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 2024.20.114 Other numbers: 1973.108
Research and responses

Probably of type known in AM as sempei, and from Ouh, Saparua, see Ellen and Glover 1974, Pottery manufacture and trade in the central Moluccas, Man 9 (3), 353-79; used by Nuaulu for making sago porridge; note evidence of resin (kamane, AM dammar) and rattan being used to mend broken pot'.

Search terms: Vessel, Pottery, Bowl

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