Old Peacock Shaped Brass Betelnut Box - Ca 1920
Quantity:
A brass Paan box in the shape of a peacock. The top opens to store paan, a preparation, which combines a paste of spices in a betel leaf. It is chewed for its stimulant and psychoactive effects.
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.
From India
13 x 8.5 x 10 (wxdxh cms)
UK Delivery Charge - except Highlands & Islands £7.50
More delivery options available at checkout