Borneo - Betel box

An octagonal brass betel box, with a stepped, hinged lid. With an applied filigree work design in panels of scrolls and applied small bosses.These boxes were used to store the areca nut (sometimes known as the betel nut) which would be wrapped in a betel leaf with lime paste and other ingredients, often tobacco, for chewing.

Powerhouse Collection - A spherical brass and silver mancoe box for storing betel nut.

ANTIQUE BRASS BETEL NUT BOX PHILLIPINES ISLAMIC MORO BUYO BOX, BORNEO

A Late 19th C. Brass Betel (sirih) Box & Key - Kalimantan, (borneo)., 483461

Koban bronai (betel boxes) basketry from Kapuas hulu, West Kalimantan

THE JALI PAN SUPARI BOX Silver coat, Decorative boxes, Box

Vintage betel nut boxes and accessories - price guide and values

ANTIQUE BRASS BETEL NUT BOX PHILLIPINES ISLAMIC MORO BUYO BOX, BORNEO

Lot - Brass box. Southeast Asia, Philippines or Borneo. Early 20th century.

Mindanao Silver-Inlaid Brass Betel Box (Lutuan) - Michael Backman Ltd

enticz: 19th Century Brass Jewelry Or Betel Box With White Brass-Inlaid

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