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TRADITIONS & UTENSILS

 

 

 

  hsei bo lei

 

Myanmar

A wooden box containing small baskets with tobacco powder, corn leaves, and some cheroots, a kind of handmade cigars produced in Myanmar.

 

Whereas the word cheroot is said to mean a ‘roll of tobacco’, in Burmese these cigars are known as hsei bo lei. Beside the box are some Burmese-style klot.

 

  hsei bo lei