Title
Sireh box
Year/Period
c. 1930
Region
Sungai Puar, Minangkabau, western Sumatra
Dimension
Object size: L16.0 x W8.0 x H8.0 cm
Accession No.
XXXX-03488
Collection of
This sireh set box is decorated with embossed floral scrolls motif around its body and lid. It has wheels attached to facilitate moving it from one person to another.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 nut, gambier, 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.
