Name: Brass Jali Work Paan Storage Box From India - Early 20thC
Brand: Indigo Antiques
SKU: A01014
Price: 143.0 GBP
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SKU: A01014

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These beautiful brass boxes were used for storage of betel nut & paan leaves in old India. Betel nut 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.

These boxes are often called 'supari boxes' in India which is a generic trademark as one of the first instances of mass sold betel nut was by the company Paan Supari.

From India

12.5 x 9 x 7.5 (wxdxh cms)

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