Original British Late 18th Century Silver-Mounted “Bugbear” Carved Coconut Inscribed “OWYHEE 1778 H.M.S. RESOLUTION” for Captain James Cook’s Final Voyage Restoration Materials 925) Silver

925) Silver

3d Brigade

the powder end was opened up by unfolding or tearing

Overall Length: 8 1/2"

Original British Late 18th Century Silver-Mounted “Bugbear” Carved Coconut Inscribed “OWYHEE 1778 H.M.S. RESOLUTION” for Captain James Cook’s Final Voyage Restoration Materials 925) SilverOriginal Item: One of a Kind. This is an extraordinary late 18th century British sailor carved coconut vessel, traditionally known as a bugbear, fitted with an elegant silver mounted lid engraved: OWYHEE 1778 H. M. S. RESOLUTION The inscription directly references Captain James Cooks third and final Pacific voyage and the 1778 arrival of HMS Resolution in the Hawaiian Islands, then called the Sandwich Islands by Cook. Owyhee was an early English