Vintage Wounaan Indian White Parrot Tagua Carving carving ⭐FAIR TRADE & MADE IN

⭐FAIR TRADE & MADE IN PANAMA: Made under safe working conditions and fair income

5″ H circumference 10"

This basket is from that era

Tagua (tägwə) is the seed of several types of palms that grow in tropical rain forests

Africa and the South Pacific

Vintage Wounaan Indian White Parrot Tagua Carving carving ⭐FAIR TRADE & MADE INThe Tagua Story Tagua (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