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Coconut Bowl on Stand

Franklin D. Roosevelt1934

U.S. National Archives

U.S. National Archives
United States

Bowl made of the shell of a large, rare cocoanut. Attached to a carved wooden stand, with a removable lid. Has an inscribed silver plaque, "ALOHA / to / Presented to Franklin D. Roosevelt / FROM / Waipahu Filipino Social Club / Oahu, Hawaii, July, 1934." Presented to FDR in July 1934 by the Waipahu Filipino Social Club, Oahu, Hawaii. FDR Library Museum Collection, MO 1941.8.5.

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  • Title: Coconut Bowl on Stand
  • Creator: Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum of the National Archives and Records Administration
  • Date: 1934
  • Location: Hawaii
  • Physical Dimensions: Bowl made of the shell of a large, rare cocoanut. Dimensions: 10 3/4" h x 6" diameter
U.S. National Archives

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