Handicraft made from coconut kernel – Artisanat de l'amande

For illustrating this section, we can produce on request a large size HD poster (up to 180x100 cm in size). These posters should be adapted to each country, on a case-by-case basis, in order to prominently feature locally produced coconut products, and to promote the marketing of these local products. It is also possible to buy or rent items from the personal collection of Dr R. Bourdeix.
Copra is the dried kernel of coconut. It is usually obtained by breaking the nut in half and drying it in the sun or in an oven. However, in some coconuts, the Kernel dries out without the nut being broken. In India, some farmers promote this drying by putting some coconut in height just under the roof of the houses. With a lot of patience and time, beautiful designs are carved on these kernels. Such carvings are is very popular in Southern India, especially in Karnataka. The carved kernels are given to the bride by the groom's mother on the wedding day, and they become part of the wedding ceremony.

©R. Bourdeix, 2021, section CCKH.




In most cases the kernels are sculpted, but it also happens that they are only adorned, dressed and staged using fabrics but also other plants. In the case of this charming little God Ganesh, the trunk and the two ears are cashew nuts. Finally, in a model not represented here, complex compositions sculpted in coconut kernels are presented and preserved in bottles...