Brass Jali Work Pandan Box From India - Early 20th Century Material - Mango Wood Choksars were used as prayer

Choksars were used as prayer tables by monks for reading scrolls and books

Made from luxurious golden teak wood

134 x 5 x 78 (wxdxh cms)

hand-engraved lid decoration

This Anglo-Indian teak shelf dates from the days of the Raj

Brass Jali Work Pandan Box From India - Early 20th Century Material - Mango Wood Choksars were used as prayerThese Indian brass boxes were used for storage of paan leaves. Paan is a preparation, which combines a paste of spices in a betel leaf, which is chewed for its stimulant and psychoactive effects. After chewing it is either spat out or swallowed. Paan has many variations. Slaked lime (chunam) paste is commonly added to bind the leaves. The skilled paan maker is known as a paanwala in North India. This old jali work Paan box will make a perfect trinket