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Sireh bowl

Title

Sireh bowl

Year/Period

c.1930

Region

Sungei Puar, Minangkabau, western Sumatra

Dimension

Object size: H21.0 x Dia23.5 /base: 15.3cm

Accession No.

XXXX-04038

Collection of

Asian Civilisations Museum

This sireh bowl has a scalloped edge and openwork design.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.