Peranakan Silver Spittoon Exhibition Saat itu tahun 1937

Saat itu tahun 1937

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Peranakan Silver Spittoon Exhibition Saat itu tahun 1937This early 20th century silver spittoon was made in Java, likely by a Chinese silversmith for a Peranakan client. It was used in the context of betel nut chewing, a common social and cultural practice in the region at the time. The spittoon has a compressed globular base and a wide, flared, scalloped rim. Its surface is decorated with alternating panelssome plain, others chased with floral, bird, and foliate motifs. The rim is engraved with a petal