Title
Betel nut container
Year/Period
Mid 20th century
Region
East Kalimantan
Object Type
Material
Technique
Dimension
Object size: H: 17.4,
x W: 16.1,
x D: 10.9 cm
x W: 16.1,
x D: 10.9 cm
Accession No.
XXXX-10299
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, 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.
