Title
Sireh box
Year/Period
c. 1910
Region
Brunei
Dimension
Object size: L16.8 x H4.8 x W5.0cm
Accession No.
XXXX-03469
Collection of
This crescent-shaped sireh box is decorated with betean wire scroll 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.
