Wooden Bottle, Ethnic Tribal Box, Shamanic Medicine Bottle, Totemic Potion Container, Animal Figurine Box, Rustic Home Decor, Timor Tribal

$50USD

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This is a unique rose wood lime container handmade and ornate. The original use was as recipient of container of medicinal seeds, herbs and lime powder bu a shamanic personality. The material used in this container is rosewood (ptreocarpus indicus) and there is residual lime powder in the container. The top portion is ornate with a clan specif motif "manu" - and the body of the bottle bears motif "kaif", a symbol of kinship and power in this case a double headed bird. The Highland Atoni People have always been enthusiastic practitioners of the betel nut ceremony which has both formal and informal formats. The artifact is in excellent condition and there is residual lime powder in the container.

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.

Dimensions: 6.25" x 1.75" x 1.75" inches

Weight approx 77 grams

All measurements are approximated.

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