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Betel Cutter in the Form of a Winged Elephant
Betel refers to a leaf that is chewed together with areca nut and often also in combination with tobacco and slaked lime (calcium hydroxide) to increase absorption of the stimulants into the bloodstream. Cutters are used to cut the areca nut. To create betel, thin slices of the nut of the areca palm are mixed with spices and lime paste and wrapped in a leaf of the betel tree to create a small package or “quid.”
Provenance
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Samuel Eilenberg
Geographies
Bali? (Place of Origin)
Measurements
Closed H: 1 15/16 × 6 3/4 × 3/8 in. (5 × 17.1 × 1 cm); Open H: 6 3/4 in. (17.1 cm)
Credit Line
Bequest of Samuel Eilenberg, 2001
Accession Number
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In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
52.305