This is a very special mushroom shaped box made out of American Holly (Illex opaca)  with Yollilo Palm Nut (Raphia taedigera) cap.  Holly is the whitest commercial wood.  It is the tree with red berries for holiday decoration.  It is the State Tree of Delaware.  To ontain the whitest timber, the tree need to be cut at night during a certain phase of the moon to minimize the amount of sap content within the wood and then dried carefully, so they said.  The Raphia nut, with it's random pattern, makes a great mushroom cap.  This is another interesting nut from the raffia palm family.  The nut is often use as natural beads and that's where I obtained my stash.  The bead hole blends in with the dark pattern of the cap when filled with brown resin.

This threaded box can be used to hold small valuables...The screw-on cap ensured that your content is secured; also serves as a unique gift for nature lovers

Dimension (largest diameter x height): 1" x 2"

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-- All wood turned items were hand made and/or hand threaded on a lathe. Hardwood threaded inserts were used for woods that do not accept threading well
-- The item was sanded to 1200 grid for a mirror finish and sealed with a food-safe varnish, if applicable. For hard, fine grained wood with a natural shine, only wax/oil was applied
-- Each piece offered is a unique item. The design may be repeated but the dimension and wood combination, and or decorative accent will be different
-- Artist signature and catalog number will be inscribed on the larger items
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