Coco de Mer or Sea Coconut crafted as carrier - Lodoicea maldivica - 330×270×155 mm
Coco De Mer is one of the most peculiar fruits in the world: it only grows on the islands of Praslin and Curieuse (Seychelles) and looks incredibly like the female genitalia on one side, and like buttocks, on the other. This particularly large specimen has been worked to make it a fascinating ornamental object. Sectioned in two, emptied and adorned with beautiful inlays, this rare fruit is now an exclusive sculpture that can be used as a decorative piece and to store objects of any kind inside. The ripe fruit is very heavy, 15 to 25 kg, so it cannot float on the water, it sinks instead until the flesh inside decomposes, and resurfaces only thanks to the gases inside. Hence, the erroneous belief this was the fruit of some unknown marine tree, and also the name ‘sea coconut’. This also explains why this palm has never spread to other islands. This species is currently protected and has become a collectors item, as it is exported strictly under government control. The profits are used for environmental conservation activities. Size: 330 x 270 x 155 mm Weight: 923 g Origin: Seychelles
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Coco De Mer is one of the most peculiar fruits in the world: it only grows on the islands of Praslin and Curieuse (Seychelles) and looks incredibly like the female genitalia on one side, and like buttocks, on the other. This particularly large specimen has been worked to make it a fascinating ornamental object. Sectioned in two, emptied and adorned with beautiful inlays, this rare fruit is now an exclusive sculpture that can be used as a decorative piece and to store objects of any kind inside. The ripe fruit is very heavy, 15 to 25 kg, so it cannot float on the water, it sinks instead until the flesh inside decomposes, and resurfaces only thanks to the gases inside. Hence, the erroneous belief this was the fruit of some unknown marine tree, and also the name ‘sea coconut’. This also explains why this palm has never spread to other islands. This species is currently protected and has become a collectors item, as it is exported strictly under government control. The profits are used for environmental conservation activities. Size: 330 x 270 x 155 mm Weight: 923 g Origin: Seychelles
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