Indian Pandan, Lobed, or Lidded Betel Nut Box with Quatrefoil Motif
Product ID: A1105-891
$1,095.00
About this piece
A lobed betel box that looks like a small pumpkin.
Metalworkers of Andhra Pradesh, in southeast India, cast this lidded pandan, or betel nut box, in brass in the late 19th century. Boxes like it are commonly used to hold betel leaves, areca nut and lime for chewing, a social custom across South Asia. The lobed body has a quatrefoil motif and is finished with fine engraved lines running up each segment. The brass has aged to a dark olive-gold.
About 2 inches tall and 3 wide. Fits in a palm, and on a coffee table.
