Koba (basket)
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A Koba is a woven straw basket with a lid from East Timor . Different colored stripes create colorful patterns during braiding.
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In Kobas guests are offered betel nuts as a welcome. At traditional weddings and other ceremonies in the village, gifts such as money, silver or gold coins are presented in it. In addition, offerings such as betel nuts, silver or gold coins are offered to the gods in religious ceremonies in Kobas. "Koba" is the name for the basket in Tetum , the name can vary in the different regions of East Timor, as can its appearance. In the municipality of Cova Lima , it sometimes takes the form of an uma lulik , the holy houses of the region.
The name of the East Timorese community Cova Lima is derived from "Koba". The region originally consisted of an alliance of five empires called Koba Lima . By corruption in Portuguese , “Koba” became “Cova”, which actually means “pit”.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ A b Suai Media Space: Koba Lima - Suai
- ↑ Cova Lima District Development Plan 2002/2003 ( Memento of the original from October 14, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (English; PDF file; 2.24 MB)
