5054673 Betel-nut cutter, c.1690-1720 (iron and gold) by Siamese School, (18th Century); length: 16.1 cm; Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, The Netherlands; (add.info.: Iron scissors in the shape of a dragon with golden handle, probably owned by Dutch Governor General of East Indies Willem van Outhoorn or Joan van Hoorn The mild stimulant sirihwas chewed in Southeast Asia, a custom adopted by some Westerners. A sirih chewing quid consisted of a mixture of areca nuts, tobacco, slaked lime and flavourings such as cloves, rolled up in a betel leaf. This instrument was used to cut the areca nuts (often mistakenly called betel nuts).).