Older Ethnic one of a kind Basket with Incredible Minute Weave, a hand woven betel nut storage Container, including a Sirih Bone & wood Pounder, a Pestle called Pelacok, used to crush the betel nut, from Lombok, Lesser Sunda Islands, Indonesia

2 wonderful older items to add to any Betel habit collection: Collected from the Sasak people of Lombok, Lesser Sunda Islands, Indonesia. An Old Ethnic one of a kind Basket, entirely hand woven with incredibly Minute Weave, used once as a betel nut storage for a few nuts, collected on the premises in Lombok island, Indonesia and used as a receptacle for the nuts of the Betel chew. Mid 20th century. 3" diameter (Compare next to the ruler to verify how tight the weave is, I have never seen weaving this tight except from the baskets of the Wounaan Indians from the Darien Jungle of Panama.) Also, with it, a wonderful Vintage Sirih pounder or Pestle, hand carved out of bone and wood and used in the preparation of a Betel Nut Chew, The Pelacok (pronounced Pelor-choc) is a tool used by older people when they lose their teeth and can no longer chew betel nut, the hard seed of the Areca palm. It is made to insert inside a deep mortar. The betel chewer inserts the betel nut in the mortar and