Bronze Betelnut Box - Circa 19 th Century Material - Elm (Bleached) All Burmese families prided themselves

All Burmese families prided themselves on their lacquer work

The style is Mughal This would look wonderful schemed into a garden design

This provincial country cabinet is from Shanxi province in Northern China

Carved From A Single Piece Of Wood

Bronze Betelnut Box - Circa 19 th Century Material - Elm (Bleached) All Burmese families prided themselvesBronze Betelnut Box from Rajasthan. 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 (chunnam) paste is commonly added to bind the leaves. The skilled paan maker is known as a paanwala in North India. In other parts, paanwalas are also known as panwaris or panwadis. At North India,