UNUSUAL Wood CURAÇAO Ship - ???

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I purchased this with several pipes today. Unusual find. Any ideas? ImageUploadedByTreasureNet.com1420686961.347570.jpgImageUploadedByTreasureNet.com1420686974.527837.jpgImageUploadedByTreasureNet.com1420686990.513476.jpgImageUploadedByTreasureNet.com1420687001.246664.jpgImageUploadedByTreasureNet.com1420687013.663369.jpgImageUploadedByTreasureNet.com1420687023.097997.jpg
 

"Curaçao is an island in the southern Caribbean Sea, off the Venezuelan coast, that forms part of the Dutch Caribbean. (Wikipedia)

Since the boat is South America, I can tell you that there are umpteen kinds of brownish dark-colored woods from that area, from Rosewood to Mahoganies, and many names that are unrecognizable.

I got what knowledge I have from salvaging veneer pallets from that region.

Some of it is light, some very heavy...some that would kill you in a few minutes if exposed to the smoke.
 

"Curaçao is an island in the southern Caribbean Sea, off the Venezuelan coast, that forms part of the Dutch Caribbean. (Wikipedia)

Since the boat is South America, I can tell you that there are umpteen kinds of brownish dark-colored woods from that area, from Rosewood to Mahoganies, and many names that are unrecognizable.

I got what knowledge I have from salvaging veneer pallets from that region.

Some of it is light, some very heavy...some that would kill you in a few minutes if exposed to the smoke.

Gives a whole new meaning to "walk the plank"!
 

I'm guessing it's maybe 10-12" long? Sure looks like a candle holder to me. The center portion being a container to hold them.
 

Looks like it could be an old ink well??
 

I think it is an incense holder. That center "holder" is the smoke stack. Put incense inside it and the smoke will go up the stack. My Grandmother had one of a log cabin that as a kid I thought was the bomb and always asked her to make the chimney smoke. When she passed a few years ago I made sure it was given to me and it sits on a bookcase in my den. It's the little things that matter.

T.

RUSTIC LOG CABIN (INCENSE BURNER ) - by kiefer @ LumberJocks.com ~ woodworking community
 

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