Wounaan Indian Golden Tagua Nut Frog Carving ornament Hand Sewn Panama Kuna Mola

Hand Sewn Panama Kuna Mola

The nuts are harvested by hand ensuring the trees are not harmed protecting and conserving the rainforest

Each Decorative Masks takes anywhere from a day to months to complete

or used as fabric for quilting projects

The quality and beauty of these lovely baskets have delighted buyers all over the world

Wounaan Indian Golden Tagua Nut Frog Carving ornament Hand Sewn Panama Kuna MolaThe 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