Title
Sireh set receptacle
Year/Period
c. 1910
Region
Padang Pariaman, western Sumatra
Object Type
Dimension
Object size: H7.9 x Dia8.9 x Cir27.0 cm
Accession No.
XXXX-03454
Collection of
This receptacle is decorated with niello, a black mixture of copper, silver, and lead sulphides, used as an inlay on engraved or etched metal. It can be used for filling in designs cut from metal.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.
