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Jewelry Box in African Mahogany & African Wenge
DESCRIPTION
The name of this piece is Coco The box dimensions are 4" high, 6" wide, 5" deep. Type of wood used in this piece is African Mahogany with African Wenge for the drawer pull. The drawer is lined with suede material. There are no stains or dyes, rather only a protective finish, to enhance the natural wood color. African mahogany Characteristics: African Mahogany is an exotic and imported hardwood that is figured "broken grained". It is characterized by vertical bonds of varying luster and vessel markings in which the ribbon effect is intermittent. The heartwood varies from light to deep reddish-brown. Like American Mahogany, this timber is very durable and stable. Tree is Native To: Tropical West, Central and East Africa. Wenge Characteristics: Wenge is an exotic and imported hardwood that has heartwood that is dark brown with very close, fine, almost black veins. The texture is coarse and the grain is straight to slightly wavy. When freshly cut, the heartwood of Wenge is a yellow-brown color, but then in a few months it darkens to a deep, uniform brown, almost black, with alternate layers of light and dark tissue, forming a decorative figure. Tree is Native To: Southern regions of Tanzania, Mozambique and the Congo region