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Early 19thC
Originally from Shanxi and dates from the 19thC
Date: Circa 1920 - Early 20th century
Dimensions: W17 x D15
Brass Jali Work Paan Box From India - Early 20th Century Material - Mango Wood Early 19thCThese 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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