Title
Sireh set
Year/Period
c. 1900
Region
Java
Object Type
Material
Technique
Dimension
Object size: XXXX-03022-001: H12.5 x Cir58.0 cm,
Object size: XXXX-03022-002: H12.0 x Dia16.5 cm,
Object size: XXXX-03022-003: H12.0 x Dia16.0 cm,
Object size: XXXX-03022-004: H3.7 x Dia5.5 cm,
Object size: XXXX-03022-005: H3.9 x Dia4.2 cm
Object size: XXXX-03022-002: H12.0 x Dia16.5 cm,
Object size: XXXX-03022-003: H12.0 x Dia16.0 cm,
Object size: XXXX-03022-004: H3.7 x Dia5.5 cm,
Object size: XXXX-03022-005: H3.9 x Dia4.2 cm
Accession No.
XXXX-03022
Collection of
This sireh set is decorated with engraved floral and geometric motif.Various types of betel or sireh set and receptacles were created in the Malay and Indonesian Archipelago to hold the ingredients of the betel chew. A set generally comprises a receptacle for holding betel leaves, pots for areca nut, gambier, lime and a nut cutter. A betel quid consists of a betel leaf smeared with lime, thin shavings of areca nut, gambier as well as other ingredient such as cloves.
