Lodoicea maldivica 1960 23.5 x 22 x 15 cm With stand: 37 x 22 x 22 cm Provenance: Old Swiss school collection The coco de mer, a rare species of palm tree native to the Seychelles archipelago in the Indian Ocean, 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. 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. Since centuries it is a ?classic“ Wunderkammer Object that is a must for any collection. COCO DE MER (SEYCHELLEN NUSS) Lodoicea maldivica um 1960 23.5 x 22 x 15 cm / 37 x 22 x 22 cm (mit St?nder) Provenienz: Alte Schweizer Schulsammlung Um die Coco de Mer, eine seltene Palmenart, die auf dem Archipel der Seychellen im Indischen Ozean beheimatet ist, ranken sich zahlreiche Legenden und überlieferungen. Die Coco de Mer ist auf den Seychelleninseln Praslin und Curieuse beheimatet. Bevor die Seychellen entdeckt und besiedelt wurden, wurden diese Nüsse h?ufig von den Meeresstr?mungen an entfernte Küsten wie die der Malediven getragen, wo der Baum unbekannt war. Die au?ergew?hnliche Gr??e, ihre eindrucksvolle und leicht suggestive Form, sowie die Umst?nde ihrer Entdeckung haben zu mehreren Legenden geführt. Jahrhundertelang war sie ein "klassisches" Wunderkammer-Objekt, das in keiner Sammlung fehlen durfte.notes:*
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