Rustic Unopened Coco de Mer on Black Stand
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Details
- Dimensions
- 40 H x 26 W x 15 D cm
- Category
- Decorative Objects
- Reference
- RA-21116
Rustic unopened coco de mer
A very beautiful, rustic, untreated coco de mer. Never opened, still with its contents. On a custom black stand.
The coco de mer is the palm with the largest coconuts in the world. It grows only on the Seychelles islands of Curieuse and Praslin. Its growing place was only discovered in 1768 by a French expedition. Before that, its origin was a mystery, and one theory was that the nuts came from an unknown palm growing at sea, hence the name coco de mer or sea coconut.
The fruit, with its somewhat erotic shape, was given a scientific name referring to the posterior of a woman: Lodoicea callipyge, where callipyge is ancient Greek for beautiful buttocks. The coco de mer is a rare protected species and has been listed as endangered on the IUCN Red List since 2007. Since export from the Seychelles is no longer allowed, they are in extra demand and special to come across in Europe.
Dimensions: 40 H x 26 W x 15 D cm
Delivery and pickup
Netherlands and Belgium: a fixed €150 per order, whatever the size or number of pieces. Delivered within 2 to 3 weeks; we contact you on WhatsApp to plan a date.
Other countries: choose "Shipping on request" at checkout and we send you a quote from our transporter together with a payment link.
Pickup: free of charge at Spoorstraat 42F in Mill. We contact you to agree on a time.
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