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Betel nut box
Date: Mid-eighteenth century
Medium: Metal
Classification: Containers
Credit Line: Gift of Katherine Wolcott
Object number: 1936.68.5
Description"Chunam" or betel-nut box. Round box with hinge at base and clasp with chain and spatulal at top. Foliate designs surrounding hinges. Central design features an eight-pointed star incised with foliate designs and surrounded by two concentric circles also incised with designs. Designs appear to be brass and background surface is a reddish color.
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