VINTAGE TEMPAT KAPUR

Name: VINTAGE TEMPAT KAPUR
Brand: kirschon
SKU: 18FRMBBR1
Price: 131.00 CHF
Availability: InStock

CHF 131.00

A SYMBOL OF HEALTH

This special medicine bottle called Tempat Kapur is handmade in brass and comes from the Tanimbar Islands in the Maluku province of Indonesia.
These particular bottles stopped being produced in the 1970’s.
They were used to contain medicine made from betel nut mixed with other natural ingredients.

The tradition to use the betel nut for medicinal purposes is thousands of years old and span throughout Southeast Asia and the Pacific. It is believed to be a powerful antibiotic, relieve headaches, sore throats, toothaches, arthritis, help with digestion, joint pain and healing wounds. It is also believed to be a powerful aphrodisiac.

The bottle comes complete with its black wooden support and its story printed out for you inside a beautiful envelope.

Dimensions with the wooden support: 26 x 6 x 6cm

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