Quote:
|
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