Antique Horse Betel Nut Cutter from Borneo
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Product Description
A SYMBOL OF SPIRITUAL AWAKENING AND LOVE This cutter in bronze comes from the island of Borneo in Indonesia and was made in the beginning to mid 1900’s.The horse is believed to give you the power and endurance you need to facilitate a spiritual awakening. Betel nut cutters have been used for thousands of years through out South East Asia. The decorative motifs of the cutters vary, depending on which country and area they derive from. Betel nuts and leaves have been important symbols of love and marriage,surrounded by myths and magic for more than 2000 years.Both the nuts and the leafs have until present day been used in religious and animistic ceremonies, many related to rites of passage - especially betrothal and marriage. The betel nut represents the male principle while the betel leaf the female.The leaf is believed to be
Three Antique Betel Nut Cutters, South East Asia
A SYMBOL OF SPIRITUAL AWAKENING AND LOVE, This cutter in bronze comes from the island of Borneo in Indonesia and was made in the beginning to mid