Kokrajhar Museum

Household Objects

presenting tray

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Presenting tray

Botha

Bodo

Bell metal

Max. Height: 8 cm, Diameter: 16 cm

Good

Bota is a kind of dish on stand used for presenting betel-nuts and betel leafs to visitors or guests as a symbol of welcome and thanks in Assam. Made of bell metal, it is golden in colour and round in shape with flower petal like designs in the dish.

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