Wounaan Indian Poison Dart Frog Tagua Nut Carving flower are two Plate Baskets alike

are two Plate Baskets alike

Diameter 8"

19”Circumference

The Plate Baskets are hand woven using natural fibers found in the forest

Using traditional carving techniques commonly known as Chip Carving or Whittling

Wounaan Indian Poison Dart Frog Tagua Nut Carving flower are two Plate Baskets alikeThe 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