Lime container ·  Indonesia - Sumatra · ID: 3033571

Description

bamboo container, richly decorated with incised geometrical ornaments and two birds, painted wooden stopper in form of a chicken, min. dam., minor missing parts, slight traces of usage;
lime is used for chewing betel. Betel is a natural stimulant with a slightly analeptic effect. Nowadays it is only used by elder people, mostly women. A piece of betel nut is wrapped in a leaf of the so-called betelpepper “sirih”, together with some lime and “gambir”, a concentrated extract of leaves.

The object Lime container with the object ID 3033571 was last part of the auction 70th tribal art auction at September 8, 2012 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house and had the lot number 14.

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Comparing literature

Sibeth, Achim, Batak, Kunst aus Sumatra, Frankfurt am Main 2000, p. 81