Lime pot

Title

Lime pot

Year/Period

c. 1930

Region

Kelantan, Northeast Malay Peninsula

Object Type

betel nut lime boxes, betel nut receptacles

Material

brass (alloy)

Technique

brass smithing

Dimension

Object size: H10.2 x Dia11.4(base)cm

Accession No.

XXXX-03347

Collection of

Asian Civilisations Museum

This bulbous lime pot is undecorated.Various types of betel or sireh set and receptacles were created in the Malay 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.