Friday, November 30, 2018

Paan Dan

AKS.9955: Corrected year


[[File:Paan Dan.jpg|thumb|right|upright|300px|Paan Dan in shape of peacock. Made of brass, the box dates to 17th or 18th century. On display at the [[w:National Museum of Cambodia|National Museum of Cambodia]].]]
A '''Paan Dan''' ([[Hindi]]: पान दान, English: [[Betel]] case) is a container for storing [[Paan]] (betel leaf) in [[India]]n households.<ref name="Pan box (Paan dan)"></ref><ref name="Paandan With Lock Handle"></ref> It also stores other ingredients such as [[tobacco]], [[areca nut]], [[Catechu|kattha]], [[Calcium hydroxide|choona]], [[clove]], [[cardamom]] etc and other accessories.<ref name="Paandan With Lock Handle"/><ref name="Antique Paandan"></ref> Made of metal, the paan dan is often perforated and has several compartments for storing the individual ingredients for making paan.<ref name="Paandan"></ref><ref name="Betel-nut holder (paandan)"></ref>




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