Title
Sireh set platter
Year/Period
Donated in 1940
Region
Kelantan, Northeast Malay Peninsula
Object Type
Material
Technique
Accession No.
XXXX-10888
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.
