Elder people with few teeth left can no longer chew the betel-quid, but need to crush or pound it before chewing. The entire quid, consisting of pieces of the areca nut, gambir, and lime wrapped in a sirih leaf, and placed in the bamboo tube. A wooden pes.
Areca Nut Crusher
File details
Creation date:
14th century-20th century
Content type:
Artefact
Originals information:
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Reference:
EAP117/58/1/13
Level:
File
Extent:
Tiff images
Legal:
This file is part of
- Project EAP117:
- Collection EAP117/58:
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