Set of 2 Vintage Tempat Kapur Bottles | Tanimbar Islands Brass Artifacts | Kirschon

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SET OF 2 VINTAGE TEMPAT KAPUR

Sale price€253,60 EUR

A SYMBOL OF HEALTH

This special set of medicine bottles 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 set comes complete with its black wooden supports and its story printed out for you inside a beautiful envelope.

Dimensions of each bottle with the wooden support: 26 x 6 x 6cm

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SET OF 2 VINTAGE TEMPAT KAPUR Sale price€253,60 EUR