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Hand-Dyed Tagua Nut Buttons-Small-1Pc - Vegetable Ivory
Hand-Dyed Tagua Nut Buttons-Small-1Pc - Vegetable Ivory
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Our Tagua Buttons are a great, and fun way of designing an item. We sell our buttons individually so when you work on a precise project you can order just what you need or if you want extra. *Bulk quantities in solid and mixed colors are sold separately.
Each Tagua button is one of a kind. They come from a rainforest nut known as Tagua, a.k.a. "Vegetable Ivory". It has a likeness to animal ivory but causes no harm to the rainforest or animals. Natural tagua buttons handmade in Ecuador and fair trade imported.
Measures 1-1/2" L and less
**Price is per button.
We encourage you to help save rainforests by considering a Tagua nut purchase. Please read our extended description below, under "About the Artisans" for more information on how tagua nut carvings are made, and how they have helped save thousands of acres of rainforest and wildlife habitat.
About the Artisans
About the Artisans
Ceramica Quinua, an artisan cooperative known for its social and environmental responsibility, offers steady work to six workshops and 36 families in Ayachucho, Peru. Ceramica Quinua is dedicated to decreasing the use of firewood to reduce deforestation, and as such, works primarily with clay, which is extracted from the land in a controlled manner to avoid erosion.
The artisans shape and fire their pieces in home-based workshops during their nine-hour workday. Children often sit in on the workshops during their free time in so they may learn the trade that's been passed from ancestor to ancestor. The organization also takes pride in offering health care for its craftsmen, and for sharing its environmental knowledge and conservation techniques with students at public schools.
The Quinua district is characterized by the eucalyptus and alder-scented atmosphere of its mountain and forest landscapes. The name Quinua is derived from the Qenwal plant, said to be comparable in beauty only to the Quinuin women. The unique flora and fauna that inhabit the territory are fast becoming a major tourist attraction. Unfortunately, deforestation and pollution from paint chemicals are threatening their existence.
