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 meaning the 1st and 2nd

meaning the 1st and 2nd Australian Imperial Forces served under both the blue and red versions

This has worn the paint off around the bottom rim

3d Brigade

no insignia

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 meaning the 1st and 2ndOriginal 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