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A Mortar made from bone, probably that of a water buffalo. Used for the preparation of betel chew.

A Mortar made from the partially fossilized tooth of an Asian elephant (roughly a thousand years old). Used for the preparation of betel chew.

Multipurpose tool for the preparation of various components of betel chew (cutting the areca nut, spreading the lime paste, and perforating the body of the betel leaf to allow insertion of the stem as a self-closure); made from iron, partially…

Metal knife For cutting the areca nut a component of betel chew.

A spittoon for betel chew, made of bronze, with incised decorative lines.