Title
Sireh set receptacle
Year/Period
c. 1918
Region
Banjarmasin, southern Kalimantan
Object Type
Dimension
Object size: H7.6 x Dia5.3cm
Accession No.
XXXX-03216
Collection of
This sireh set receptacle has a bulbous body and decorated with engraved lozenge and floral motifs.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.
