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CollectionStraits Chinese Collection
Object numberB2012-0012-005-0
TitleSireh set in Palembang lacquer box
DescriptionA box for keeping the condiments used in betel-nut chewing. Known in Baba patois as tempat sireh, such sets were part of a bride trousseau.
(NUS Baba House, Architecture and Artefacts of a Straits Chinese Home, Page 104)
Object categoryLacquerware
MaterialLacquer
Dimensions
H: 6.5 cm
L: 20 cm
W: 13 cm
L: 20 cm
W: 13 cm
Credit lineGift of Agnes Tan Kim Lwi
