Brass Jali Work Pandan Box From India - Early 20th Century Material - Mango Wood They were used in conjunction

They were used in conjunction with opium retorts and kharals and integral to the hukka smoking culture of urban

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

hand-engraved lid decoration

The Moire pattern on this dynamic robe is inspired by Japanese designs of the 1930s

Brass Jali Work Pandan Box From India - Early 20th Century Material - Mango Wood They were used in conjunctionThese 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