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Cup Cup

Silver-mounted coconut cup of polished nut on a wooden base, engraved 'The prize of butts at Kilwinning made and sett out by Robert Fullarton of Bartanholme. Esqr. For the year 1746'

Violin Violin

Urheen or two-stringed violin with body formed of part of a coconut, perforated with star ornament and gilt, and stem of red wood: China

Flying fish gorge Flying fish gorge

Iron flying fish gorge with line of coconut fibre and float of small coconut: Micronesia, Republic of Kiribati, Gilbert Islands, Onotoa

Powder flask Powder flask

Container of carved coconut with surface decoration including a figure in ceremonial coral beadwork with raised swords: West Africa, Nigeria, Edo State, Benin

Cup Cup

Coconut cup: Pacific Peoples, Fiji

Coconut cup Coconut cup

Coconut cup with silver mounts, by William MacLean, Inverness, c. 1710, inscribed on the foot 'Gift Provest Duff to' followed by the scratch-engraved initials 'L MT' over 'A D'

Coconut cup Coconut cup

Coconut cup with silver mounts, possibly late 16th century, engraved on the rim with two coats-of-arms, one flanked by the initials 'G' and 'S', the other by 'M' and 'F', with date '1588'

Cup Cup

The Bruce Nile Cup, a silver mounted coconut shell cup, the nut bowl lined with silver with overlapping scalloped rim, set on a beaded baluster stem and fluted stepped trumpet foot, used by James Bruce to drink to the health of George III at Lake Tana, Ethiopia, on 4 November 1770

Box Box

Box and cover of carved coconut shell, with a crane on the cover and auspicious motifs on the base: China, Qing Dynasty, 17th or 18th century AD

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