Title
Spittoon
Year/Period
c. 1930
Region
Kelantan, Northeast Malay Peninsula
Dimension
Object size: H13.2 x Dia22.8cm
Accession No.
XXXX-02904
Collection of
This spittoon has a wide mouth, a bulbous and fluted body with a slightly flared foot. Spittoons, such as this one, were essential paraphernalia of Malay households because of the habit of chewing betel, the nut of the areca palm tree. Chewing it with lime and other ingredients stimulate the production of red spittle that needed to be disposed of.
