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Three Silver Betel Boxes with Ruby Eyes
Cambodia
circa 1920
Inventory no.: 294
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Engraved Brass Betel or Tobacco Box
Malay Peninsular
19th century
Inventory no.: 314
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Six Lacquer Betel Boxes
Karen People, Burma
late 19th century
Inventory no.: 271
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Lacquer Betel Box
Shan States, Eastern Burma
circa 1880
Inventory no.: 539
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Large Lacquered Betel Box
Burma
circa 1900
Inventory no.: 291
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Large, Signed Lacquer Betel Box
Burma
late 19th century
Inventory no.: 538
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Lacquered Betel Box
Burma
circa 1900
Inventory no.: 286
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Malay Brass Spittoon
Malaysia
19th-early 20th century
Inventory no.: 533
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Hinged Silver Box
Sri Lanka/Ceylon
circa 1900
Inventory no.: 334
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Large Malay Brass Betel Bowl
Malay Peninsular
19th century
Inventory no.: 331
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Large Malay Brass Betel or Tobacco Box
Brunei or Malay Peninsular
19th century
Inventory no.: 313
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Repoussed Silver Ceremonial Betel
Box
Burma
late 19th century
Inventory no.: 603
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Four Jamnagar ‘Gulab’ Betel Cutters
Jamnagar, India, but collected in Java, Indonesia
19th-20th century
Inventory no.: 226
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Silver-Inlaid Singha Betel Cutter
Bali, Indonesia
19th century
Inventory no.: 282
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Silver & Copper-Inlaid Betel Cutter
Southern Burma
19th century
Inventory no.: 284
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Silver-Inlaid Betel Cutter
Bali, Indonesia
19th century
Inventory no.: 285
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Silver & Brass-Inlaid Betel Cutter
Southern Burma
early 20th century
Inventory no.: 281
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Etched Brass & Copper Tobacco/Betel Box
Sri Lanka
circa 1720
Inventory no.: 683
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Lacquered  Box
Burma
circa 1920
Inventory no.: 287
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Unusually Large Etched Brass & Copper Tobacco/Betel Box
Sri Lanka
circa 1720
Inventory no.: 780
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Silver-Inlaid Betel Cutter
Min-dan, Southern Burma
early 20th century
Inventory no.: 392
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Silver Betel / Tobacco Box
Sumatra, Indonesia
19th century
Inventory no.: 637
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Silver Betel / Tobacco Box
Sumatra, Indonesia
19th century
Inventory no.: 638
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Silver Betel / Tobacco Box
Sumatra, Indonesia
19th century
Inventory no.: 639
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Silver Betel / Tobacco Box
Sumatra, Indonesia
19th century
Inventory no.: 640
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Silver Betel / Tobacco Box
Sumatra, Indonesia
19th century
Inventory no.: 641
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Betel Cutter
Orissa, India
19th century
Inventory no.: 237
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Nine Lime Containers for Betel
Ceylon/Sri Lanka
19th century & early 20th century
Inventory no.: 336
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Silver-Inlaid Brass Betel Box
Brunei
19th century
Inventory no.: 839
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Engraved Brass Betel Box Set
Sumatra, Indonesia or Malaysia
19th century
Inventory no.: 855
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Silver Betelnut Lime Box & Spatula
Sri Lanka
18th-19th century
Inventory no.: 900
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Gold Lacquer Betel Box & Stand in the form of
the Sacred Goose (
Hintha)
Mandalay, Burma
19th century
Inventory no.: 1007
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