Fermentation buttons

Museum number:
18-1266
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21180001266
Accession number:
Acc.3741
Description:
Fermentation buttons, in bag. Two buttons about one ounce each. White. Diameter 5 cm. Mix with glutinous rice (ketan) until soft, then cool. Mix with cassava (singkong), wait three days, drain. Result: Tape Ketan or Tape Singkong, alcoholic beverages.
Donor:
Bernard G. Saunders and University Appropriation
Collection place:
Borneo, Indonesia
Culture or time period:
Indonesian
Object type:
ethnography
Function:
5.5 Stimulants, Narcotics, and Accessories
Department:
Asia (except western Russia)
Images:
Hearst Museum object titled Fermentation buttons, accession number 18-1266, described as Fermentation buttons, in bag. Two buttons about one ounce each. White. Diameter 5 cm. Mix with glutinous rice (ketan) until soft, then cool. Mix with cassava (singkong), wait three days, drain. Result: Tape Ketan or Tape Singkong, alcoholic beverages.

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