Vintage Wounaan Indian Poison Dart Frog Tagua Carving African Art SKU: 21112314TE

SKU: 21112314TE

Hand Carved Cocobolo Wood Home Decor Sculpture

It depicts a woman sitting in her chair

The original designs usually portray life in the village

brown and white

Vintage Wounaan Indian Poison Dart Frog Tagua Carving African Art SKU: 21112314TEThe 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