Hancarved sculpture in Tagua nut home decor dolphin

SEA DOLPHING HANDCARVED IN TAGUA... Do you know what have in common the African elephants and the Amazonian forests? <>... One plant located in the Ecuadorian, Colombian and Peruvian forests called "Tagua" or the vegetal Ivory is being used as a substitute for the animal Ivory and is so...

SEA DOLPHING HANDCARVED IN TAGUA

Do you know what have in common the African elephants and the Amazonian forests? <></>

One plant located in the Ecuadorian, Colombian and Peruvian forests called "Tagua" or the vegetal Ivory is being used as a substitute for the animal Ivory and is so close to the real ivory that not even the experts can tell the difference between one and other, the Tagua three which can produce yearly crops is saving the life of the most antique and big land mammal facing the danger of extinction.

A single female Tagua palm may produce up to <></>50 pounds of nuts in a year, that's roughly the amount of ivory in an average African elephant tusk. The elephant, however, yields its ivory only once while the palm produces nuts year after year.

Product Features:

A DOLPHING standing on a couple of tagua nuts 100% tagua. The design and work is very realistic, very artistic and labor consuming , the more delicate the figure, the more time needed and experience in carving. There are no molds, so every sculpture is unique.

Color: Ivory and brown

Material: Vegetal ivory or TAGUA.

Dimensions: 6 inch tall by 3 inch wide

Origin: Ecuador, South America

Detail: The dolphing is over a couple of tagua nuts and one has the leyend : Ecuador

Another ecological incentive for using vegetable ivory is that renewed trade in Tagua nuts could help protect endangered rain forests in Ecuador, Colombia and Peru. According to a Massachusetts-based environmental group called Cultural Survival, natural rain forest products such as vegetable ivory can generate up to five times the income of banana plantations and cattle ranches.

If you have ecological or vegan heart and love to have unique and natural things, this Tagua decoration for desk or table is what you have been longing for. This is a handcrafted piece of art, which took hours of labor from skilled artists and which promotes the fair trade with artisans communities located in South America. I am an Ecuadorian residing in USA and the commerce of this crafts is my own crusade to promote the development of my people.

Payment and Shipping:

I will ship this piece only to USA customers. The cost for shipping inside USA is $10.80 . Item will be shipped after 2 days of cleared payment,e xpect arrival in 3 days.