Lapa – Tree

tree in lapa by bruce bowden stamps

 

tree in lapa bruce bowden stamp art

COUNTRY:
Lapa

DESIGN:
This is a Quiver tree, indigenous to Namibia. I believe it got its name because the natives used the branches to make quivers for their arrows. It is actually a giant aloe plant and the pulpy center can be removed to create the cavity. Another name it goes by is Kokerboom.

MAILED:
by Steve Woods from Namibia