Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Decorative object - Carved Kokea Nut Pomander, c1870
... Carved Kokea Nut Pomander...Kokea Nut...Hand Carved Kokea Nut that is of South American origin... article to modify bad smells. Pomander Kokea Nut Hand Carved Kokea ...
The pomander was worn or carried in a case as a protection against infection in times of pestilence or merely as a useful article to modify bad smells.Hand Carved Kokea Nut that is of South American origin. Carved in England. Used as a Pomander in the 1870s. The item has a lid which can be unscrewed into two pieces creating a lid and base with a cavity. Shaped like an egg. pomander, kokea nut
