Vintage Duck Shaped Brass Betel Nut Box (Pan-Dan)

Description

This beautiful and antique collectible is a pan box shaped like a swan that originated from India. Pan boxes were used to keep rolled betel leaf stuffed with betel nut, lime paste, and other mixes or to store these ingredients separately to make a pan. Chewing this mixture of betel nut and betel leaf sometimes mixed with tobacco and other flavors is a tradition, custom, or ritual which dates back thousands of years from India.

This vintage one-of-a-kind pan box is made of brass and is a rare collectible that is difficult to come by often. It will definitely add vintage charm to your home décor and can even be used to store precious trinkets.