Wild Mango Bowl Blank 6” x 2”

Wild Mango (Cordyla Africana) 6″ x 2″ Bowl Blank.

Cordylia Africana, also known and marketed using its Sena (local Language predominately found in central Mozambique) name, Mutondo.

Mutondo is a stunning deep cream coloured wood with golden undertones that creates its own ambience. The heartwood has a colour yellow brown to nut brown with a subtle but attractive grain pattern. Weighing 800Kg’s/m3 the hardwood durable and logs that have been lying on the forest floor for decades produce high quality sawn boards. It sandpapers well and also take varnish and oils well. It is used for furniture, flooring, turning and carving and often used for the making of African drums.