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Betel Set
Origin: Cirebon, West Java
Material: wood
Size: l. 60 cm; w. 19 cm
Museum Ref: 20681

The betel set is shaped like a green water lily leaf. A betel set is a place to ingredients used for betel nut chewing including areca nut, lime and clove. All of the ingredients are kept wrapped in a betel leaf before it is chewed. The tradition of chewing the betel is found mostly in almost all parts in Indonesia. Traditionally, a betel set with its betel chewing ingredients were available fort use by men and women during a marriage ceremony.