This exotic set is made out of a nut called Tagua or vegetable ivory.
The Tagua nut is an ivory amber color.
Crafters and carvers have known about the vegetable ivory for years.
This necklace set has been dyed. and is very lightweight.
This Stunning and Exotic Handcrafted Tagua Nut necklace and earrings have created by indigenous women from the Amazonian Rainforest in Peru.
Each Tagua slide has been painted with love to make this beautiful necklace.
The Tagua Nut or Vegetable Ivory:
The Tagua nut is the endosperm of a seed that come from the palm species Phytelephas aequatorialis.
The palm tree that produces the Tagua Nut grows naturally in the rain forests of South America where it is sustainable and renewable resource.
Tagua is also known as "vegetable ivory" for it's similarities to animal ivory texture, color, and aging processes.
Necklace length: 23" adjustable
Earrings length: 2.5'/ easy hooks
Color: Olive Green
Material: Tagua nut and Acai seeds
Handmade in Peru
Each set of necklace and earrings comes in a delicately packaged gift box for you and as a gift if you wish.
Please, let me know if you have any questions about color, size of necklace or earrings, etc.
Thank you!