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Dimensions: W17 x D15
Materials: Solid teak with original blue painted finish
Early 19thC
Made from jackfruit wood and from South India
Brass Jali Work Paan Box From India - Early 20th Century Material - Mango Wood Dimensions: W17 x D15These 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
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