MARITIME FOLK ART AMERICANA 19TH C HAND CARVED, ENGRAVED COCONUT SHELL 4 SCENE
Item History & Price
| Reference Number: Avaluer:3664247 | Country/Region of Origin: United States |
| Type: Carving | Primary Material: COCONUT SHELL |
| Original/Reproduction: Antique Original | Time Period, War: 19TH CENTURY |
HAND CARVED COCONUT SHELL THAT WAS FINELY CRAFTED BY A SEAMEN IN THE 19TH CENTURYBEAUTIFULLY DESIGNED 4 DIFFERENT NAUTICAL SCENESTHE FIRST SCENE FEATURES A LARGE ANCHOR WITH TWO OARS AND LIFE PRESERVER, POSSIBLE A TELESCOPE. BELOW THAT IS A STEAMSHIP WHICH MAY POSSIBLY BE THE MAINESECOND SCENE IS A SEAMAN HOLDING UP A DOLPHIN ENCIRCLED BY ROPING THIRD SCENE FEATURES A LARGE EAGLE HOLDING A SNAKE IN HIS MOUTH. BENEATH THIS EAGLE ARE TWO ROUND SHAPED MAPSFOURTH SCE...NE IS A LIGHTHOUSE, CRESCENT MOON AND A PALM TREE
GREAT HANDMADE PIECE WHICH HAS A FISH SHAPED MOUTH WITH DECORATIVE ENGRAVINGS
THERE IS A FACE ENGRAVED ON THE END WHICH COULD BE THE ARTIST
ITS EGG SHAPED 5 INCHES HIGH X 3-1/4 INCHES DIAMETERONE OF A KIND SCULPTURE
GREAT HANDMADE PIECE WHICH HAS A FISH SHAPED MOUTH WITH DECORATIVE ENGRAVINGS
THERE IS A FACE ENGRAVED ON THE END WHICH COULD BE THE ARTIST
ITS EGG SHAPED 5 INCHES HIGH X 3-1/4 INCHES DIAMETERONE OF A KIND SCULPTURE
