Entry record from Roesler (2011): Central Asmat
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• lime made from burning clam shellls.
Wase bi aforfes.They applied red and white paint.
Encyclopedic info: Women mix lime with ground betel nuts and chew and hold in their mouths. Teeth become stained red. Said to be a mild antiseptic so that teeh do not rot as fast. Some mouth cancers are attributed to chewing betel-nuts.
Reference: 2.1176; 4.79; 9.807