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The Highland Atoni People have always been enthusiastic practitioners of the betel nut ceremony which has both formal and informal formats. Older individuals who can no longer chew the nut raw make a mash of the three ingredients, betel nut, sirih fruit and lime powder using a betel crusher. For best indication of condition please refer to photos.

Chewing the mixture of areca nut and betel leaf is a tradition, custom or ritual which dates back thousands of years in much of the geographical areas from South Asia eastward to the Pacific. It constitutes an important and popular cultural activity in many Asian and Oceanic countries, It is not known how or when the areca nut and the betel leaf were first combined into one psychoactive drug. Archaeological evidence from Thailand, Indonesia and the Philippines suggests they have been used in tandem for at least 4000 years.

Dimension: 

Pestle, metal and wood: 8.25" x 1" inches / Lontar sheath: 5.5" x 1" inches / Dish is 3.5" x 1.75" inches tapering down to 1"

Total weight 138 grams / All measurements are approximate

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