Betel scissors

Museum number:
9-17663
Permalink:
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Accession number:
Acc.4094
Description:
Betel scissors, brass, rosette motif. Cast brass. Asia unsp. For slicing areca palm nuts; part of "betel" paraphernalia. L. 12.3 cm.
Donor:
Barbara E. Busch
Collection place:
Asia
Materials:
Metal
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Betel nut scissors
Function:
5.5 Stimulants, Narcotics, and Accessories
Department:
Asia (except western Russia)
Images:
Hearst Museum object titled Betel scissors, accession number 9-17663, described as Betel scissors, brass, rosette motif. Cast brass. Asia unsp. For slicing areca palm nuts; part of "betel" paraphernalia. L. 12.3 cm.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Betel scissors, accession number 9-17663, described as Betel scissors, brass, rosette motif. Cast brass. Asia unsp. For slicing areca palm nuts; part of "betel" paraphernalia. L. 12.3 cm.

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