A fine quality antique South Asian silver inlaid solid brass betel nut box hand crafted in Mindanao, Philippines. The box is adorned with foliage and scrollwork ornaments. These boxes were used to store the areca nut, also known as the betel nut, which would be wrapped in a betel leaf with lime paste and other ingredients, often tobacco for chewing. Circ: late 19th century to 1910. Antique and Vintage South Asian Nut Boxes and Cases, Accessories For Collectors.
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