Name/Title
Coconut, Carved BankEntry/Object ID
1983.062.001Description
polished and carved coconut, whole, black stain
-carved coconut bank with inlaid eyes and teeth on one end
-origin: Mexico
-carved figures include:
>eagle with snake in mouth
>Indian heads with feather headdresses
>flowers, leaves, horse, birds, shaking hands
-banner with carved lettering: Unrecuerdo DE 1930 [translates to "A Memory", from Spanish]
-some nicks
These carved coconut banks were popular trade items in the 19th and 20th century. Common characteristics were a money slot, the (fish) face with inlaid eyes and teeth on one end (usually of ivory, shell, bone), and the eagle and serpent motif.Collection
Decorative Arts CollectionMade/Created
Place
Country
MexicoContinent
North AmericaNotes
Date: 19th/early 20th c.Lexicon
Nomenclature 4.0
Nomenclature Secondary Object Term
CarvingNomenclature Primary Object Term
SculptureNomenclature Class
ArtNomenclature Category
Category 08: Communication Objects
