Martin H,
if the coconut was from the locals at that time along Texas shore or if it
was from the Caribian or elsewhere is of NO IMPORTANCE what so ever.
Neither is it important if it was a Viking who before 1050 AD(end of Viking
Age) brought it to Greenland or if it was the Norse living in Norumbega(I
guess that you all by now at least have heard that the correct location was
found and verified 30 years ago no matter that journals didn't dare print
it).

The only important facts regarding the silvered coconut bowl FROM VINLAND!!!
Is the silver and where the tithes was payed - in Vinland North America.

make no mistake about that, it's confirmed in documents of which among other
Thor Heijerdahl spoke after having read them short after 2000 AD but the
papers have been known for 740 years and several scholars wrote about them
up to a month before WWII.

Inger E