Painted Betel Nut Box From Kerala - Ca 1910 Lighting Cows are still revered an

Cows are still revered an continue to wander the streets in India

The body and drawer runners are made from Cryptomeria with the front made from Zelkova (Red Elm) - The whole piece has been bound with intricately crafted Japanese iron

These antique Indian grain measures date to the 19th century and are over 100 years old

The top shows the natural figuring of elm wood

Painted Betel Nut Box From Kerala - Ca 1910 Lighting Cows are still revered anCarved from a single piece of jackfruit wood and painted, this style of box is known as a Malabar box or Nettur Petti and was likely used as a wedding box, jewellery box or betel nut box. These boxes are named after the village of Nettoor where this style of box originated. They were often used as jewellery and dowry chests for women of wealthy families. The hut style with a gabled lid resembles the thatched houses of Kerala and acts as a metaphor for