Wounaan Indian Special Ink technique Frog Tagua Nut Carving frog The local artists sometimes leave

The local artists sometimes leave them in their natural off-white color and sometimes paint them with fine inks or natural dyes

Central America

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• Hand carved by Panama Artisans

Wounaan Indian Special Ink technique Frog Tagua Nut Carving frog The local artists sometimes leaveTagua (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 sale of tagua