Those days people used to chewed betel most of the times. To chew this betel they need to used lime to add in for the flavour. This brass container is used to keep the lime and carried with them wherever they go. According to seller, he mentioned even it is brass but not all people afford to buy it. In Malay version this particular item called "Celpa". This item also can be made from silver and other material. This item normally the carried at their waist. Malay communities also used this item very frequent to carried lime with them.
(Source from : Dr. Jaya Barathi)
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