SWAN SHAPED PAN BOX

This beautiful and antique collectible is a pan box shaped as a swan and is from North India. Pan boxes were either 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 flavours is a tradition, custom or ritual which dates back thousands of years from India to the Pacific

This decorated unique pan box is made of brass and has various small compartments to hold various ingredients like betel nut, lime paste and spice mixes which are used in rolling a pan. The complete plumage of a swan can be seen when the feather shaped lid is lifted to reveal the compartments.

This vintage one-of-a-kind pan box 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.