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Burmese Black Lacquered Betel Box - Ca 1920
Buy Brand Indigo Antiques Burmese Black Lacquered Betel Box - Ca 1920, Model A01105V2 online. Sold Items Archive,Burmese Art & Antiques,Decorative - Burma
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Burmese Black Lacquered Betel Box - Ca 1920
This is an excellent example of a Burmese lacquer. These boxes were multifunctional and used both as tiffin boxes and betel boxes (kun it). This Burmese lacquer box is typical of the style and has a base black-red colour and is decorated with finely etched animals around the center.
Tiffin boxes were used in the old days as lunch boxes or for packaging up small snacks which the colonials called tiffin. Betel boxes were used for holding betel leaves and other ingredients associated with the consumption of betelnut.
The box itself is made from woven grass or bamboo and the lacquer work gives strength and durability. They come in all sizes a set is made that nests one inside the other when not in use. Generally drum shape, with a lacquered pattern on the top and sides. The lid is removed to reveal a series of lacquered bowls and compartments.
All Burmese families prided themselves on their lacquer work. Because of the fragile nature of these boxes, many of these boxes were destroyed. This piece is in good condition with a few old dinks conducive with age.
Dimensions:
18.5 x 18.5 x 17 (wxdxh cm)
From Burma
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