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What is a Tagua?

We might have heard that some art pieces are made out of Tagua.

Tagua is a vegetable ivory that grows in the rain forest  of South  american countries such as Ecuador, Brazil, Peru, Panamá and surroundings . The name comes from the resemblance of its color and shape of the animal ivory; it is white inside and turns out shiny and clear when it is polished. The tree looks like a palm but it is not a palm and when it has grown,  the seeds fall naturally, and they are ready to pick them up  and use them as art creations .   Tagua has been used as  food and as art material  for centuries.

Here we have some necklaces made out of tagua where all the procedures are made naturally and environmentally sustainable. They are made by our  Kichwa women friends  from  Cotacachi la Calera-Ecuador, 

Photo credit:Sumak Muyu -Calera

 The colors extracted from  each petal of the flowers  and  leaves from   diversified  plants depicts the texture and shapes of these beads  .  Then ,  creative hands of our family and members of our community transform these colorful beads  into a beautiful earrings to match your  outfit of the day. Proudly made by us, Creaciones  Vicky , Gonzalez Suarez-Otavalo- Ecuador Check our website  for more new items.

We made your jewelry with love and spirit. so you can enjoy the soothing gift of  life for you ,because you deserve it .  My name is Flora from Sumam Muyu, Calera-Ecuador

Embroidering our life with colorful threads  and love. Colors, patterns, symbols, messages, identity, history, wisdom, ancestros, hard work    are embebed in the designs of our community outfit- family. We define  family  as a whole being in the universe. Our culture, our land, ,  and  weaving represent the  language that we speaks.

My name is Imelda from creaciones Vicky-Otavalo  Ecuador