Early 20th Century Sailor Folk Art Carved Coconut Basket
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A Fabulous Early 20th Century Sailor Folk Art Carved Coconut Basket. Interestingly, It Has Tue Wording “Hame O Mine” And A Date Of 1926. Research Suggests That This Might Refer To The Famous Scottish Song Of The Time Written By Mackenzie Murdoch. Therefore, It Is Likely That This Was Made By A Scottish Sailor During a Voyage In The 1920’s In A Nod To Their Homeland.
The Lyrics To “Hame O Mine” Are Written Below:
Away in the Northland, the land of the mountain,
There stands a wee hoose on the breist o' the brae,
The streamlet runs past like a clear crystal fountain,
The lark in the cloud sings an ear haunting lay
Away in the wildwood the red deer is bounding,
The wind carries sweetly the scent o' the pine,
Afar in the valley the pibroch is sounding,
The scene of my childhood,
That dear hame o' mine.
Hame o' mine, hame o' mine,
Where I dwelt in lang, lang syne
That's where my hert and my thoughts are forever,
A wee thackit cottage,
That dear hame o' mine.
I sit and I gaze o'er the wide lonely prairie,
There's nought meets the eye on that far stretching plain,
In fancy I see through a mist, dear Glengarry,
In fancy I see that dear cot, once again
Its walls shine like iv'ry, so dazzling the whiteness,
The old thackit roof is unaltered by time,
The rapids and prairie to me are delightness,
Oh! give me that wee hoose,
That dear hame o' mine.
Hame o' mine, hame o' mine,
Where I dwelt in lang, lang syne
That's where my hert and my thoughts are forever,
The wee thackit cottage,
That dear hame o' mine.
Condition is good, commensurate with age. Structurally sound with no repairs.
Measures 12cm x 9cm x 12cm
Weighs 140.64 grams