Betel nut box (kun-it)
€ 395, -
- Myanmar
- Shan
- woven bamboo and lacquer
- h. 18 cm, diam. 21 cm
- early 20th century
These boxes were used to offer guests the ingredients for the betel nut plum. The different dishes contained the ingredients for the betel plum, such as the leaf of the betel bush, the nut of the areca palm, lime, tobacco and different herbs depending on the region.