Sirih set

Title

Sirih set

Year/Period

c. 1900

Region

Java

Object Type

betel chewing sets

Material

brass (alloy)

Technique

casting (process), engraving (action), incising, brass smithing

Dimension

Object size: a) Dia5.5 x H3.5 cm,
Object size: b) Dia4.0 x H4.0 cm,
Object size: c) W4.5 x L7.0 x H7.5 cm,
Object size: d) Cir58.0 x H21.0 cm

Accession No.

XXXX-03023

Collection of

Asian Civilisations Museum

This sireh set is decorated with engraved floral and geometric motif.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.