19th C. Southeast Asian Wood Coconut Grater - Zoomorph

**Originally Listed At $250**

Southeast Asia, Thailand or Cambodia, ca. late 19th to early 20th century CE. A hand-carved wooden coconut grater in the form of an abstract zoomorphic creature with a bulky, tubular body and two sets of fused, attenuated legs. The spindle-shaped head has a central carination perhaps indicative of a mane, and from the mouth protrudes a serrated, S-shaped grating tool. Traces of brown, white, and red pigment on the body and head suggest that this tool was at one time painted with bright colors. Size: 26.25" L x 5.125" W x 9.4" H (66.7 cm x 13 cm x 23.9 cm)

Provenance: ex-Dave De Roche collection, Piedmont, California, USA

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Condition Report: Nicks and abrasions to legs, body, head, and grating tool, with slight bending to form of grating tool, several stable fissures, fading to original pigmentation, and light encrustations within some fissures, otherwise intact and very good. Smooth patina and faint remains of original pigment throughout.