A black painted wooden pendop used for serving alcohol.
Offering alcohol is a pervasive and important form of hospitality in Bhutan. The pendop is a wooden container for homemade alcohol, often adorned with repoussé metalwork as seen here. The pendop is similar to the ara palang but is more common in eastern Bhutan. When guests visit a Bhutanese home, they will frequently carry their own traditional cups. The host will then fill the cups from the
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