VH1159-3 eggshell coconut bowl

Vietnam Handicraft
Vietnamese bowl–> coconut bowl
Materials: coconut shell, duck eggshell, glue
Color can be customized.
Size and shape will vary slightly belong to the natural coconut shell.
Use and care: Wipe with damp cloth and wind dry. Food safe lacquer surface. Do not immerse in water
Made in Vietnam

Description: These beautiful lacquered coconut bowls are made by hands by Vietnam Handicraft Ccompany. They are made of coconut shells and duck eggshell in Vietnam. The outside is roughly polished to expose the textures and patterns of the coconut shell. Duck eggshell is applied inside of bowl and it is the shell of the ducks already hatched because of its thickness and whiteness. The eggshell will be stick onto the lacquerware following the ready – made design then filled with some layers of lacquer and rubbed in water.
Duck eggshell in natural state is white then the next step, the workers will color the eggshell by using the mineral pigments mixing with some chemical dyes to reach the highest smoothness, then covered with many layers of lacquer and again rubbed in water in between each layer. The final stage is lacquerware-polishing stage.