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Carved coconut shell
Carved coconut shell
Carved coconut shell
Museum of International Folk Art
DepartmentLatin America

Carved coconut shell

NameCarving
Artist Artist Not Recorded
Datec. 1940
Place madeMexico, North America
MediumCoconut shell
Dimensions3 5/8 × 4 1/8 in. (9.25 × 10.5 cm)
Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, International Folk Art Foundation Collection, gift of Eric Zafran, FA.2010.97.130
Object numberFA.2010.97.130
Collections
DescriptionCarvings consist of six to eight petaled flowers that with leaves vine around the sides. A geometric band surrounds the base. The bottom is a carved flower with six small petals surrounded by six larger ones.
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