Title
Sirih box
Year/Period
c. 1920
Region
Brunei
Dimension
Object size: H:8.0 x W:11.5 x D:12.7 cm
Accession No.
XXXX-03435
Collection of
This sireh box is decorated with wire scroll design around the body and lid.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, gambier and 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.
