VICTORIA, BC • CANADA
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Coconut Crab by Ake Lianga, 2002 silkscreen edition 20 23" X 20.75" framed 20" X 17.5" unframed (paper cropped in photo) CDN$500.00 framed CDN$350.00 unframed Please contact us for more information. |
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"The coconut crab is considered a delicacy to the people of the sea. It is one of the many creatures that are admired by the Solomon Island people because of its ability to crack open a coconut with its powerful claws. Villagers will often use these creatures to guard their coconut plantation from would-be thieves. The coconut crab prefers the ripe nut of a coconut and will not break open those that are in the process of growing. They will however attack an unsuspecting creature (people included) should they have the intention of picking a coconut near the coconut crab's resting spot." |
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