Description
Antique Coco De Mer Seychelles-Lodoicea Water Pot Spout Half Nut Priest Kamandal 13330
Code - 13330_R0
Weight-1.380 kg
Coconut seed Size- 32x16x26.5 cm
Half Coconut seed height- 10.4" Inch
* Original Antique Old Rare Half Coco De Mer Seychelles Coconut Nut Seed Kamandal Decorative
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More Than 200 Years Old Rich Patina.
* Original Rare Double Coco De Mer Seychelles Coconut Seed Priest
* Genuine Antique Natural & Extraordinary Coco De Mer Nut Seed Piece.
* Extremely Rare For
Collection & Decoration.
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See photos carefully for actual condition & more details.
Kamandal or Sadhu's Coco-De-Mer Water Vessel,
India. Late 19th / Early 20th C.
Seychelles Coconut, Carved Wood. Nandi carved
brass spout.
Antique Rare Coco De Mer Coconut Nut Half Nut
Seed Priest Kashkul Sadhu Kamandal Water Pot/ bowl Seychelles. Hand carved
nandi brass spout.
Kamandal or Sadhu's Coco-De-Mer Water Vessel.
CoCo de Mer: The Kamandal or ritual water vessel
carried by Indian sadhus (renunciate followers of Rama) is revered as sacred
objects in themselves. The mystic coco-de-mer, from a palm-tree once believed
to grow in the depths of the sea, is the largest seed in the plant kingdom. The
female tree produces a ''double coconut'' shaped like a female pelvis that can
weigh over 50 pounds, making it the largest fruit in the world. The nuts were
believed to have healing properties that could be passed on to the water stored
inside the vessel.
This oval shaped coconut shell pot carried by
mendicants has a wooden handle and a cow-head gargoyle from which
water can be poured out by tilting the pot.
Mendicants used the pot for ablutions and for
drinking water. The cow-head gargoyle makes the pot sacred for the Hindus as
the water flowing from the cow’s mouth would be considered holy.
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