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Brass betel cutter, inset with beads and bone panels on handles. The upper branch is an iron bow-spring and is decorated with little birds whose eyes are made of beads. This cutter has an arch crescent shape and one can see the openwork which is encrusted with beads and which supports the iron blade which cuts the areca nut. The handle finials each have two little birds.


Description : Brass, iron and beads
Decoration : Arch shaped betel cutter
Size : 152 mm.
Subject : Animal, little birds
Origin : Rajastan

 

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