Betel box
Betel (from the Piper 'betel' pepper plant) is a mild stimulant that is chewed throughout the whole of Asia. The custom was also practised by women of Eurasian origin. In Asia, European men generally smoked it in their pipes. Betel boxes contained the paraphernalia and ingredients needed for rolling a betel chewing quid: areca nuts, ginger gum, limestone chalk and betel leaves.
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Betel box
Betel (from the Piper 'betel' pepper plant) is a mild stimulant that is chewed throughout the whole of Asia. The custom was also practised by women of Eurasian origin. In Asia, European men generally smoked it in their pipes. Betel boxes contained the paraphernalia and ingredients needed for rolling a betel chewing quid: areca nuts, ginger gum, limestone chalk and betel leaves.
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Betel (from the Piper 'betel' ...... estone chalk and betel leaves.
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Sirih is een genotsmiddel dat ...... gembergom, kalk en sirihblad.
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NG-1994-14
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Rijksmuseum
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Betel box
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Sirihkist
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created
c. 1750
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ca. 1750
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extent
breedte 17,5 cm
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depth 12 cm
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diepte 12 cm
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height 8 cm
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hoogte 8 cm
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width 17.5 cm
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Collectie: Varia 18e eeuw
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temporal
derde kwart 18e eeuw
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second quarter 18th century
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third quarter 18th century
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tweede kwart 18e eeuw
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