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flared sides
narrow plank top with a rich
Wired and PAT tested in our UK workshops
This is one of a set purchased and dates to the beginning of the Shōwa era
5 x 187 (wxdxh cms)
Indian Octagonal Brass Betel Nut Box - Circa 1920 Dowry Chest flared sidesThis beautiful Indian brass box was used for storage of betel nut & paan leaves in old Northern India circa 1920's. Paan is a preparation, which combines a paste of spices in a betel leaf, which is chewed for its stimulant and psychoactive effects. After chewing it is either spat out or swallowed. Paan has many variations. Slaked lime (chunam) paste is commonly added to bind the leaves. The skilled Paan maker is known as a paanwala in North India.
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