This section is devoted to sculptures made in whole or in part with coconut wood. Coconut wood can be used to make all kinds of objects. Although the wood is quite heavy, it lends itself well to the manufacture of drums or large hollow containers, due to the great hardness of the wood in the external part of the trunk, and its relative softness in the centre. The objects represented are sometimes quite bulky, like furniture or these drums made from the base of coconut tree trunks, or smaller, like certain children's toys whose aesthetics are full of poetry. Another section concerns three-dimensional objects that represent the coconut tree or its nuts using other materials such as stone, metal or wood.
©R. Bourdeix, 2021, CSA section.
To illustrate this section, we can produce on request one or more high-definition posters (maximum size 180x100 cm).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 objects from the personal collection of Dr. R. Bourdeix.
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| Wood, bone and ebony, Pers. Coll. R. Bourdeix |
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