Does
Vegetable Ivory require any particular maintenance?
Avoid placing in water, which would cause it to acquire its
original, soft consistency
Why
are the seeds of Vegetable Ivory so hard?
The seeds dry in the sunlight for three weeks: they
are dehydrated.
Can
objects made from Palo Fierro change shape with time?
No. This wood comes from trees that are more than
100 years old and cannot change shape.
What’s
ONYX?
It is a silica-based mineral, often transparent,
with concentric lines of various colours.
Vegetable
ivory, or Tagua, comes from a palm nut. It is made
of fruit that – when dried in the sunlight – hardens
and acquires the texture of true animal ivory. The Tagua is
then skilfully sculpted by hand; each item is unique. The
craft is useful for the conservation of the tropical jungle’s
ecological system.
These objects are made from PALO FIERRO or "Iron
Wood" (Latin name: Olneya Tesota). The tree,
of the Fabaceae family, grows in the SONORA desert in northern
Mexico. It is an evergreen that can reach a height of 9 meters
and a diameter of 2.5 meters. Each Palo Fierro item is hand-crafted
and unique...
For any initial order of 20 products or more we will
supply a slice of polished wood, with a diameter of 10 to
70 cm.
- Every product comes with an explanatory card.
- All these products are hand-crafted, their size may vary.
- Prices can be modified without prior notice.
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