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Taqua Nut Carvings
| Taqua Nut comes from several species of Palm Trees. Because of its ivory like color and texture, it is also called vegetable ivory. It is intricately carved and often elaborately painted depicting the wildlife of Central American Rainforests. Tagua is replacing animal ivory and thereby protecting endangered species such as elephants, whales and walruses. Tagua has become highly valued by artisans and collectors. It is a renewable and sustainable resource, harvested from the rainforest, and as such is helping to preserve tropical rainforests and provide income for indigenious peoples |
