Wounaan Indian Poison Dart Frog Tagua Nut Carving table art and Ngäbe

and Ngäbe

and aspirations into their carvings

1" Diameter

This basket measures about 4

Vintage Hand-Woven Home Decor Basket

Wounaan Indian Poison Dart Frog Tagua Nut Carving table art and NgäbeTagua (tgw) is the seed of several types of palms that grow in tropical rain forests, also called ivory nut or vegetable ivory. From the Darien Choco region of Panama, the indigenous Wounaan people carve the tagua with hand tools and polish with a series of fine abrasives. The natural color of tagua is ivory white with a dark brown skin while other colors are produced by dyeing the tagua with all natural dyes. Income earned from the sale of tagua