Arms, Armour, Asian and Ethnographic Antiques

Group of Hawaiian Coconut Shell Goblets

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Start price: $80

Estimated price: $200 - $300

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Three fine grained goblets, made from hallowed and polished/shaved coconuts. The coconut would have been cut or hacked open, milk and meat would be preserved/consumed, and then the shell carefully cleaned and shaved to create a smooth goblet shape. The top section taken off would be rounded into a stem to give the full royal effect of a goblet. Size of largest 5" W x 2 3/4" H

Condition: One bowl missing stem portion, old losses to edges of two.