Plaited Bamboo, Rejang Betel Nut Set Box

Bokoa Iben
Betel nut set box, made from plaited bamboo or rattan.

Many rejangese in past tense doing chewing betel but addict. You can find a few rejangese still chewing betel nut recently in village. Some reports say chewing betel create durable and resistant teeth from dental disease.

Now, betel leaf use as antiseptic material by some medicine factory, especially for gargle (mouthwash) or for mouth odour medicine treatment.

A few betel nut set box form ever use by rejangese in daily chewing betel nut have set out at BMA Stand at Curup town 129th Anniversarry as you see below. All material made from plaited bamboo. Betel nut set box plaited bamboo or rattan call as Bokoa Iben by Rejangese.

Credit photo by Curup Kami

Betel Nut Set From Rejang Land, Sumatra, Indonesia

As sama as others tribe in Sumatra Island, Rejang Tribe used tobe betel nut for ceremony or in daily also. Rejang people call the betel nut set made from brass (keningen : rejang language) as Cerano.

This is a few Cerano to be show in Curup Town 129th anniversarry set out, this cerano or betel nut was using by rejangese in long time ago, but I believe the cerano not come from rejang land origin.

I think, it was imported by influence trading performance from India, thailand or pakistan in sumatra long long time ago. Who know more information? please tell us :)

Photo by Curup Kami
Located : Curup town 129th anniversary exhibition