Coconut Shell Art Photos

Coconut shells became collection oddities when mounted as cups in silver supports or as whimsical figures.

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Coconut cups with silver fittings c1530-60) from Germanic Europe in shapes of monsters & owls at Ashmolean Museum. Oxford, England.Coconut shell & silver owl beaker from Northern Germany at RISD Museum. Providence, RI.Carved coconut cups in gilded silver mounts from the Netherlands at Art Gallery of Ontario. Toronto, ON.
Coconut cups with silver fittings c1530-60) from Germanic Europe in shapes of monsters & owls at Ashmolean Museum. Oxford, England.Coconut shell & silver owl beaker (1556) from Northern Germany at RISD Museum. Providence, RI.Carved coconut cups in gilded silver mounts (late 16thC - early 17thC) from the Netherlands (or Germany on right) at Art Gallery of Ontario. Toronto, ON.
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