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ORIGINAL! WW2 PACIFIC BRING BACK COCONUT PALM WINNOWING SCOOP BOWL ALUMINUM STAPLE REPAIR
WW2 PACIFIC BRING BACK COCONUT PALM WINNOWING SCOOP BOWL ALUMINUM STAPLE REPAIR
ERA: WORLD WAR II (1939-1945)
ESTIMATED PRODUCTION TIMELINE: CIRCA 1920-1940
REGION OF ORIGIN: PACIFIC THEATER / PHILIPPINES / SOLOMON ISLANDS
MATERIAL: INDIGENOUS COCONUT PALM WOOD, LEATHER, ALUMINUM
OBJECT TYPE: HAND-CARVED AGRICULTURAL WINNOWING SCOOP / FOOD TROUGH
CONDITION: VINTAGE PRIMITIVE WITH HISTORIC WARTIME REPAIRS
OUTSIDE DIMENSIONS: 9 INCHES X 12 1/4 INCHES X 7 1/2 INCHES (HIGH)
THIS IS AN ABSOLUTELY INCREDIBLE, ONE-OF-A-KIND WORLD WAR 2 PACIFIC THEATER U,S, SERVICE MAN "BRING-BACK" SOUVENIR. THIS AUTHENTIC HISTORIC RELIC BEAUTIFULLY BRIDGES THE GAP BETWEEN VINTAGE INDIGENOUS PACIFIC ISLAND MATERIAL CULTURE AND WARTIME RESOURCEFULNESS.THIS VESSEL WAS ORIGINALLY HAND-HEWN IN THE PRE-WAR ERA (CIRCA 1920-1940) BY A LOCAL PACIFIC ISLAND OR SOUTHEAST ASIAN ARTISAN (LIKELY MORO/VISAYAN FROM THE PHILIPPINE ARCHIPELAGO OR MELANESIAN FROM THE SOLOMON ISLANDS/NEW GUINEA) FOR UTILITY FARMING USE AS A WINNOWING SCOOP OR GRAIN HARVESTING TROUGH. EVERY INCH IS METICULOUSLY CARVED FROM A SINGLE, DEEP BLOCK OF FIBROUS NATIVE COCONUT PALM TIMBER, RETAINING DRAMATIC TRADITIONAL ADZE AND CHISEL TOOL MARKS.THE BOWL WAS AN ACTIVE, DEARLY LOVED WORKHORSE LONG BEFORE IT WAS ACQUIRED BY A SOLDIER. THE INTERIOR BASIN FEATURES A DEEP, RICH OIL PATINA FORCED INTO THE EMBEDDED WOOD PITH FROM YEARS OF PROCESSING GRAINS, SEEDS, AND FOOD MATERIAL. THE OUTER EDGES AND LIP SHOW SMOOTH, MELLOWED WEAR PATTERNS REPLICATED BY CONTINUOUS GENERATIONAL HANDLING.THE COMPACT PROPORTIONS (9" X 12 1/4" X 7 1/2" HIGH) AND DEEP-VELLED SYMETRICAL WALLS WERE STRATEGICALLY CARVED TO KEEP CONTENTS FROM SPILLING AND TO HUG A LABORER'S HIP COMFORTABLY. IT CONTAINS AN INTRICATE, CENTRALIZED TETHER SYSTEM WITH A HEAVY-DUTY HAND-CUT LEATHER WRIST STRAP TERMINATING IN A THICK TOGGLE KNOT, GIVING THE CRAFTSMAN CRITICAL ARM LEVERAGE TO SUPPORT MASSIVE CROP WEIGHTS.WHEN AN AMERICAN GI ACQUIRED THE TROUGH IN THE PACIFIC THEATER, THE INTENSE JUNGLE TIMBER IMMEDIATELY BEGAN TO DRY OUT AND SHRINK IN THE SHIP REGISTER OR DRY MILITARY CAMPS, CAUSING A CRITICAL GRAIN SPLIT.TO SAVE HIS PRIZED TROPHY BEFORE MAKING THE LONG JOURNEY HOME, THE SOLDIER UTILIZED CURRENT FIELD RESOURCES. HE FASHIONED CRUDE, HANDMADE ALUMINUM WIRE STAPLES SALVAGED ON-SITE FROM WARTIME AIRFIELD, MOTOR POOL, OR MILITARY AIRCRAFT SCRAPS. HE STAPLED THE BOWL SEAM SHUT IN THE FIELD, ENSURING THE STRUCTURALLY RE-SECURED ANTIQUE WOULD SURVIVE THE ROUGH SHIP TRANSIT HOME TO THE UNITED STATES. THESE METICULOUS BATTLEFIELD REPAIRS PERMANENTLY RE-SECURED THE WOOD GRAIN, EMBEDDED A GORGEOUS "WABI-SABI" STORY DIRECTLY INTO THE ANTIQUE IN A WAY THAT ABSOLUTELY PROVES ITS ICONIC PACIFIC CONFLICT CAMPAIGN PROVENANCE.THIS EXCEPTIONAL ARTIFACT IS IN EXCELLENT REPLICATED PRIMITIVE ANTIQUE CONDITION, REMAINING REMARKABLY SOLID AND STRUCTURALLY SOUND FOR DISPLAY. A HIGHLY CONVERSATIONAL TREASURE FOR MILITARIA COLLECTORS, TRENCH ART ENTHUSIASTS, COCONUT TIMBER SHIPPERS, AND DESIGNERS APPRAISING TRADITIONAL PRIMITIVE RUSTIC DECOR.PLEASE EVALUATE ALL ACCOMPANYING HIGH-RESOLUTION PHOTOGRAPHS FOR AN EXACT VISUAL AUDIT OF THE FIBROUS GRAIN DYNAMICS, STAPLE LOCATIONS, AND MEASUREMENTS. THE RELIC WILL BE SHIPMENT PACKED WITH MAXIMUM SAFEKEEPING CARE.
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