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Coconut shell cup

Coconut shell cup - pattern

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The shell was carved with geometric shapes, animals, birds, and flowers. While inmates of the San Juan de Ulúa jail at the port of Vera Cruz were thought to have carved and finished all the coconut cups, many were made in other parts of New Spain.

 

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