Oriental Picnic ? box set

francantolin · 28th May 2020, 05:28 PM

Hello everybody,

I got this box, 20 cm diameter and pretty heavy ( 2kg ) only for ''the box'',

it was sold as an oriental picnic box set,
do you think it was made for that ?

I found it nice, maybe turkish-ottoman or north african ?
Maybe somebody recognise the pattern

Don't seems antique but not too recent
(more deep patina in reality than what seems in the pictures )

What do you think ?

Kind regards

kronckew · 29th May 2020, 07:47 AM

Early to middle tinned copper 20th c Indian betel box for betel nut goods, nuts leaves spices etc, not a picnic basket...It would be accompanied by a nut cutter and a crusher and other tools. The white powder on the tool is lime, used in preparing the chew. Cutters were often decorated, I've even seen a gold handled upper class Mughal one.

More than most of you want to know:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LcUFAu7D6QU

It also turns user's teeth red & can cause mouth cancer.

francantolin · 29th May 2020, 04:17 PM

Hello,

Really Thank's a lot !!!
You fix it !!

When I saw all the white powder, I didn't know what it was:
hesitating between cleaning powder ( like baking soda ) or other chemical stuff ...

Really nice the ciseled models

Kind regards

28th May 2020, 05:28 PM	#1
francantolin Member Join Date: Sep 2014 Posts: 922	Oriental Picnic ? box set Hello everybody, I got this box, 20 cm diameter and pretty heavy ( 2kg ) only for ''the box'', it was sold as an oriental picnic box set, do you think it was made for that ? I found it nice, maybe turkish-ottoman or north african ? Maybe somebody recognise the pattern Don't seems antique but not too recent (more deep patina in reality than what seems in the pictures ) What do you think ? Kind regards Attached Images

29th May 2020, 07:47 AM	#2
kronckew Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Room 101, Glos. UK Posts: 4,259	Early to middle tinned copper 20th c Indian betel box for betel nut goods, nuts leaves spices etc, not a picnic basket...It would be accompanied by a nut cutter and a crusher and other tools. The white powder on the tool is lime, used in preparing the chew. Cutters were often decorated, I've even seen a gold handled upper class Mughal one. More than most of you want to know: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LcUFAu7D6QU It also turns user's teeth red & can cause mouth cancer. Attached Images Last edited by kronckew; 29th May 2020 at 08:40 AM.

29th May 2020, 04:17 PM	#3
francantolin Member Join Date: Sep 2014 Posts: 922	Hello, Really Thank's a lot !!! You fix it !! When I saw all the white powder, I didn't know what it was: hesitating between cleaning powder ( like baking soda ) or other chemical stuff ... Really nice the ciseled models Kind regards