Five Indian betel nut cutters

Five Indian betel nut cutters

brass and steel, including a steel spring type with a peacock head above a makara head, 15cm long, a Deccan bird head, 14.5cm long, a Tamil Nadu embracing couple, 10.6cm long, a Tamil Nadu couple, 16.6cm and a vandun giraya (worship cutter) with a human head and extended hands, 18cm long. (5)

Provenance

Ernest Ohly, Berkeley Galleries, London.