Simple and beautiful, this handmade Tagua Necklace is the perfect necklace for Spring and Summer and I would dare say to all seasons if you're a colorful gal. The necklace is made from hand-selected Tagua Slices that have been tied together with thread in a criss-cross pattern. The total necklace length is 23 inches and it features a button closure, as pictured.
The Tagua Necklace is super lightweight and you could easily layer it with different pieces, as Iris Apfel would quote: "Fashion you can buy, but style you possess."
• What's TAGUA: Tagua Nuts – also known as Vegetable Ivory is a seed that comes from the Phytelephas Macrocarpa palm tree, that grows in the tropical rainforest of South America. The nuts grow in large spike clusters, reminding a honey cone with many nuts inside. They are pure cellulose and before the nuts mature, they are soft and can be eaten – they taste just like a fresh coconut. I have tasted them!
Many nuts present a crack in the center due to the drying process and the density is very close to the density of ANIMAL IVORY. Tagua is replacing the slaughter of mammal ivory (elephants and others) in the textile and fashion industries. In one year, one tagua palm produces as much ivory as an average female African elephant. No HARM is done to nature and hundreds of families are employed by the Tagua nut production market.
All Tagua Beads and Slices are handmade and please note, due to their natural nature, they will have imperfections and some will show a few scratches here and there, which is just part of the handmade process. Some slices will show rings in the center, giving them a marbled effect and that is just the growth rings from the Tagua Nut - in our opinion, just stunning though! Tagua Nuts are natural and well known as being Nature's friendly source of ivory.
Our Tagua Beads and Slices are 100% handmade, with no LAQUER or VARNISHING finishes. They are tumbled and polished for a nice sheen.
❁ DETAILS: Material: natural Tagua Nuts Quantity: 1 necklace as pictured Size: beads vary in size from 35-40mm in length and 20-25mm wide Bead Shape: thin and flat Round Beads: the little round beads at the top of each side of the necklace are acai beads which are about 10mm in diameter Thread: polyester cording that won't bleed on your clothing Packaging: the necklace is packaged to be gifted in a beautiful tissue
❁ NOTES: ✪ Props not included; ✪ Not a toy, not intended for use by, or in products intended for children 14 or under. May be harmful if swallowed.
