Title
Sireh set receptacles
Year/Period
c. 1900
Region
Terengganu, Malay Peninsula
Object Type
Material
Technique
Dimension
Object size: XXXX-03492-001: H6.5 x Dia6.0 cm,
Object size: XXXX-03492-003: H6.5 x Dia6.0 cm,
Object size: XXXX-03492-005: H6.5 x Dia7.0 cm,
Object size: XXXX-03492-007: H5.0 x Dia5.0 cm,
Object size: XXXX-03492-010: H6.0 x Dia5.5 cm
Object size: XXXX-03492-003: H6.5 x Dia6.0 cm,
Object size: XXXX-03492-005: H6.5 x Dia7.0 cm,
Object size: XXXX-03492-007: H5.0 x Dia5.0 cm,
Object size: XXXX-03492-010: H6.0 x Dia5.5 cm
Accession No.
XXXX-03492
Collection of
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.
