Coconut Shell Craft Work

Introduction-

There is a beautiful district in Kerela that is famous for making coconut shells craft. The shell was being used as cooking fuel. With improvement in tools, people started making decorative products by carving coconut shells and make household items like utensils, jewellery, bowls etc. These crafts are practiced in abundance in this district

Usage-

• Coconut shell are being used as flammable material for outdoor stove fire. ·       
• Craft soon established and started getting flourished
•   Craft is used to make different type of items like paper weights, accessories, lifestyle products, serving bowl, mobile stands. ·       
• Products are kept at different and famous handicrafts store in Kerela.
• There is demand of this craft in foreign countries and several online markets are helping to increase the marketing reach of craft. ·       
• Making eco-friendly, light and sustainable
•   Increase in awareness to use green utensils.
• Apart from traditional cooking utensils, many handicraft manufacturers develop unique design coconut shells or items.

Significance: -·       

• One of the nature wonders. ·   
• Mythological tree is supposed to grant all desires
• Tree which gives all necessities of life.
• ·These varieties of names are reflective of their uses·       
• Multipurpose uses. ·       
• Daily needs such as household baskets, utensils, cooking oil, furniture and cosmetics are being used from coconut. ·       
• Having medicinal and health value. ·       
• Plant occupied the special and higher place among the other articles and religious offering to God. ·     
•    Versatility of coconuts is judged as there are functional uses of coconut trees.
• · The shells are used in today time as handicraft and cooking industries to make unique pieces of utilities and art.·       
• Coconut shells make the kitchen surroundings pleasant·       
• It also provides sustainability by repurposing waste than consuming natural resource. ·       
• One can make use of discarded coconut shells instead; ceramic metal, plastic and other materials
• . Coconut bowls are avoiding to delete raw resources as they perfectly suit a sustainable lifestyle by giving a new purpose.

History: –

Coconut pertains to seed or coconut fruit palms. The coconut is termed as not for plant coconut. This plant is known as cocos or monkey face because of the extensions of hairy nut. This resembles like head and face of monkey. The origin of coconut shell craft remains a mystery. There is myth that goddess Bhagwati is believed to be the soul of coconut tree. The coconut tree has originated from the head of dead man or from dead eel. The history remains blurry, even though they are certain historical records which hint coconut shell travelled from Iraq around 900 years Ago. Wood carving Craftsman from Middle East and Persia are first to develop the trend of coconut shells. The craft flourished and it was practiced in India.

Significance: –

• One of the nature wonders.
• Mythological tree is supposed to grant all desires – tree which gives all necessities of life.
• These varieties of names are reflective of their uses
• Multipurpose uses.
• Daily needs such as household baskets, utensils, cooking oil, furniture and cosmetics are being used from coconut.
• Having medicinal and health value.
• Plant occupied the special and higher place among the other articles and religious offering to God.
• Versatility of coconuts is judged as there are functional uses of coconut trees.
• The shells are used in today time as handicraft and cooking industries so as to make unique pieces of utilities and art.
• Coconut shells make the kitchen surroundings pleasant
• It also provides sustainability by repurposing waste than consuming natural resource.
• One can make use of discarded coconut shells instead of ceramic metal, plastic and other materials. Coconut bowls are avoiding deleting raw resources and they perfectly suit a sustainable lifestyle by giving a new purpose.

Design: For making this craft, artisans designs are engraved on shell while using a fire. One can not see the traditional designs of coconut shell. Artisans engraves contemporary designs. They are used to making basic jewelry, earrings, pendants, necklaces and key rings. Various household items are made with ice cream cups, spoons with coconut wood handle, incense holder. The prices of these products depend on intricacy of designs and type of products.