Snuffbox, corozo, musician, flowers, grotesque head, sailor, convict, 19th century
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Finely carved corozo* snuffbox, in the shape of a ship with a grotesque head at one end, surrounded by wide vegetal and floral garlands, as well as palmettes below, decorated with a musician on top, work of a sailor or convict, from the 19th century.
This snuffbox is in good overall condition, of good quality.
Note: small accident and missing part on the woman's hand and instrument, crack on one side (see red arrow), the lid goes on and comes off without a hinge (original), wear and tear from age, see photos.
We have a large number of corozo snuffboxes for sale on this site.
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Coconut, like corozo, was worked by sailors and convicts. The latter worked it to pass the time, but also, and perhaps more importantly, to earn some money to improve their daily lives. This craft can also be attributed to sailors during their long voyages. These coconut and corozo objects are beautiful examples of folk art.