These
sexy designs use tagua nut, seeds, leather, iraca fiber and more to
create innovative, funky jewelry. Tagua nut is one of our favorite
products, as it is the ivory of the vegetable world. Tagua shares
many of the same traits as elephant ivory but is a renewable resource
that our designers carve, dye, and use to create fantastic designs.
Only found in Panama, Ecuador, Colombia and Peru, Colombia is the
biggest exporter of tagua nut in the world. tagua nut comes from palm
trees. For over two-hundred years, ivory nut (tagua) has been used
in the production of buttons, cane handles, pipes, chess pieces and
more. In fact, in the past, some artesans passed it off as elephant
ivory -- as it's virtually impossible to tell the difference. As plastic
and synthetic materials took a more prominent position in the market,
the use of tagua nut waned. Now, though, it's making a comeback, as
it's a fantastic, malleable, attractive material and one that we can
wear knowing we're taking care of the environment.
The following are wholesale prices:
To
purchase our products wholesale, the minimum order is $250.00. For
those of you living in Europe, Africa, Asia or Oceania, please go
to other countries to add shipping charges to your cart.