Zipper Coconuts

By John Farrier in Art on Nov 30, 2009 at 12:00 pm

It’s a simple and elegant concept: saw a coconut in two, then reattach the halves with a zipper. The result is an instant handbag. These are popular crafts for sale to tourists on Lamu Island off the coast of Kenya.

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  1. pwscott
    Nov 30th, 2009 at 12:34 pm

    I say grow them with zippers so I can get the damn thing open. :p

  2. Skipweasel
    Nov 30th, 2009 at 1:37 pm

    I feel vaguely ashamed that the author felt bad for having paid £2 for it. Did she/he really need the money that much more than the stallholder in a poor country? Particularly since they say how great it is that people are being entrepreneurs.

  3. femke
    Nov 30th, 2009 at 3:55 pm

    I HAVE ONE! My sister in law brought one for me from indonesia. So the kenyans aren’t the only ones to see the bag-like qualities of coconuts.

  4. femke
    Nov 30th, 2009 at 3:55 pm

    I HAVE ONE! My sister in law brought one for me from indonesia. So the kenyans aren’t the only ones to see the purse-like qualities of coconuts.

  5. Dan0
    Nov 30th, 2009 at 7:43 pm

    They sell those everywhere that coconuts grow. Not particularly special

  6. Howie13
    Dec 1st, 2009 at 2:21 am

    My daughter got one from Aunt Deborah and Grandma Gigi at the Shell Shoppe in Rockport, Texas!


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