Sarota - Betel Nut Cutter from Rajasthan - 19th Century Style - Tea Caddy close to the border with

close to the border with Inner Mongolia

Its size makes it ideal for displaying architectural planting schemes

glazed display door

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Sarota - Betel Nut Cutter from Rajasthan - 19th Century Style - Tea Caddy close to the border withThis antique Indian sarota, or betelnut cutter is a cross between scissors and nutcrackers. They're used to shave slivers from the areca (betel) nut which was then mixed with spices and wrapped in betel leaves to make paan. Paan was a stimulant chewed for its psychoactive effects. This simple iron sarota dates to the 19th century and pivots on a crude manifestation of a peacock head. Many sarota were produced in Kutch, Gujarat which was a hub for