Name: Brass Jali Work Paan Box From India - Early 20th Century
Brand: Indigo Antiques
SKU: A01017
Price: 143.0 GBP
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SKU: A01017 Early 20th Century, from North India

Dimensions:: W15 x D12 x H9 cm
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These Indian brass boxes were used for storage of paan leaves and are often called pandan boxes. 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.

A similar example can be seen in "Folk Art & Cullture of Gujarat: A Guide to the Collection of the Shreyas Folk Museum of Gujarat" by Jyotindra Jain - figure 245.

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