Cuban Mahogany Bowl # 7263
Cuban Mahogany Bowl #7263
7 3/4" X 7 3/4" X 3 1/8"
Cuban Mahogany (Swietenia mahogani) also known as West Indies Mahogany grown in Southern Florida and the Caribbean. Heartwood color can vary a fair amount with Cuban Mahogany, from a pale pinkish brown, to a darker reddish brown. Typically, the denser the wood, the darker the color. Cuban Mahogany also exhibits an optical phenomenon known as chatoyancy. Chatoyancy is the visual effect when a two dimensional object looks three dimensional because of the coloring or properties of the piece.
Historically, perhaps the most celebrated and revered cabinet and furniture wood in the world. Cuban Mahogany has been used extensively in cabinetry and furniture-making for centuries in Europe and the United States, being harvested to the point of complete depletion.
Bowls pictured is the bowl you receive.