Images(2)

Lime-Box

Date1800-1840

MediumBamboo

DimensionsObject/Work: 20 x 60 mm

ClassificationsStimulant/Narcotic Equipment

Terms

Object numberC08032

DescriptionChunum box of bamboo, decorated with bands of fine black linear motifs. It would have been used for holding powdered mineral lime, which is used for chewing betel or areca nut. The lime reacts with the stimulant alkaloids in the areca nut and produces bright red saliva.

On View

Not on view

Collections