Sirih boxes

[colin henshaw]

Hi Detlef

Interesting little boxes. I've sometimes seen these around in different shapes ... from the white lime ? deposits, presumably they are for use with betel preparation and consumption ?

Regards.

[Sajen]

Originally Posted by colin henshaw

Interesting little boxes. I've sometimes seen these around in different shapes ... from the white lime ? deposits, presumably they are for use with betel preparation and consumption ?

Hi Colin,

exactly! Marcus has provided a link to his own collection in the thread about betel cutters (kacip) and show a similar box from the Philippines: http://papke.med.ufl.edu/cutters.html
And "sirih" is explained here: http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showpo...5&postcount=10

Best regards,
Detlef