1900’s or early Antique Islamic coco de mer (forbidden fruit ) begging bowl

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Original antique begging bowl made of Coco de Mer

they cant be new as its illegal to export or smuggle coco-de-mer out of country of plantation

hence the age must be before 1900’s

The nut and tree of the coco de mer is a rare species of palm tree native to Africa, in the Seychelles , Indian Ocean. It is the subject of various legends and lore. Coco de mer is endemic to the Seychelles islands of Praslin and Curieuse. Before the Seychelles were discovered and settled, nuts of this species were sometimes carried by the ocean currents to distant shores, such as those of the Maldives, where the tree was unknown. These floating nuts did not germinate. The exceptional size and suggestive form of the nut, the circumstances of its discovery, and some unusual qualities of the trees have given rise to several legends.

its also know the Forbidden Fruit