Brass Jali Work Pandan Box From India - Early 20th Century Material - Mango Wood combining robust local materials with

combining robust local materials with the elegant ornamental forms of the original Coalbrookdale style

Made from luxurious golden teak wood

Dimensions: W14

naturally aged surface

Fitted with a single shelf inside

Brass Jali Work Pandan Box From India - Early 20th Century Material - Mango Wood combining robust local materials withThese Indian brass boxes were used for storage of paan leaves. 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. This old jali work Paan box will make a perfect trinket