Vegetable ivory or tagua nut is a product made from the very hard white endosperm of the seeds of certain palm trees. Vegetable ivory is named for its resemblance to animal ivory. Vegetable ivory is naturally white with a fine marbled grain structure. …

2023年6月30日 · Tagua nuts are vegan, sustainable faux ivory product grown in South America. Learn about this beautiful jewelry product grown by tagua palms in the Phytelephas genus. If you're wondering what tagua is, how it's used and where it comes from, you're in the right place.

2022年7月29日 · The tagua nut or vegetable ivory is also known as mococha, corozo,, yarina, chapi, cadi or cachu.

2019年11月18日 · Each mococha has approximately 30 seeds, which are called Corozo, or Tagua Nuts. After three months of drying in the sun, the tagua nut becomes the raw material to make the tagua beads jewelry. Throughout the process that turns the corozo into the tagua beads no tree is cut off.

2024年12月19日 · What is Tagua, and where does it come from? Tagua, also known as "vegetable ivory," is a natural material derived from the seed of the Phytelephas tree in South America. It resembles real ivory in color, texture, and density but is an eco-friendly alternative harvested from trees in Ecuador. How is Tagua used in jewellery-making?

The Amazonian Indians believes that Vegetable Ivory, or Tagua Nut, nut brings prosperity, happiness, love and abundance. Mayans, Incas, Aztecs, and natives of South and Central America used Tagua for emotional and spiritual health and well-being.

2023年11月13日 · Tagua Nut. The nuts are harvested from the forest floor and then air -dried or placed in kilns to remove residual moisture and kill burrowing insects. This process also increases the durability of the cellulose and prevents cracks as decorative pieces age.

Tagua nut can be a good eco-friendly substitute for ivory as long as precautions are taken and a commitment to scrimming once, then patiently rescrimming and only filling in the re-scrimmed areas with a small brush.

Tagua nuts are small (roughly 2″ long) seeds from palm trees in the Phytelephas genus. Beneath the thin, brown, flaky skin of the nuts lies a stark white tissue that closely resembles animal ivory: hence Tagua nuts are sometimes referred to as palm ivory.

2023年3月3日 · This material has a cellular structure that resembles animal ivory –hence Tagua’s other names, ‘vegetable ivory’ or ‘ivory nut’. Tagua nuts have long been used for adornment. Among indigenous communities of South America, …