In 1691, it was described as, 'in the mountain there is a large hole called the Frustugan', according to legend, the reason for the name was that the Sea-wife lived there. This giant cauldron from prehistoric times was transformed in 1890 into a cave by the sculptor Helmer Löfgren, the oldest of the three legendary Sandhamnsbrothers. He had a roof built and furnished the cave, among other things, with a sculpture he called the 'Sea-wife'. Löfgren wrote about this in his brochure About the Sea-wife's cave: 'In 1890 in the autumn, I came home from a study trip to Germany, and as I was in need of work, I decided to restore the cave for display. I dug, built a roof and decorated it, modeled the Sea-wife or the spirit of the sea, which rests from its play, and sculpted a few other figments of the imagination.’
The sculpture is no longer there but the giant cauldron can still be seen, although some of the mountain roof has broken and fallen.
The Sea-wife's cave, postcard, Sandhamn. Anonymous Publisher.
Sources: Eknö Hemman Samfällighetsförening (www.eknohemman.se) - Exhibition about Sandhamn, https://www.destinationsandhamn.se/om-sandhamn/historia, Ted Bergman http://xneb.org/tedbe/sand/files/Vykort_fran_Sandhamn_11.html
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