Fairtrade Eco Friendly Tagua nut & Seed Necklace

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Lovely eco-friendly handmade Tagua nut flower necklace.

The cord is made out of cotton. The necklace has a loop in one of the ends so you can loop the beads over allowing you to adjust the length from approximately 13" to 20". All nuts and seeds use to make this necklace are eco-friendly and fairtrade and imported from South America.

The flower is made our of Tagua Nut Slices and the beads are seeds called "bombona" in Colombia

Please see matching earrings at Tagua Earrings or Seed Earrings

We have beautiful bracelets to match this necklace, please go to Tagua Bracelets or Seed Bracelets

TAGUA - also known as Vegetable Ivory is primarily the dried seedpod of a palm tree that grows in tropical rainforests. Seeds can be peeled, sliced, carved and dyed. The natural colour of tagua is ivory white and resembles the finest animal ivory in texture and colour. The process of getting tagua, unlike elephant ivory, does not involve killing. When ripe, the seeds fall to the ground and are gathered and dried from four to eight weeks. Tagua jewellery and watches are made from the dried and polished seeds. As Nature provides us with unique materials, each item carved from Tagua is ONE OF A KIND. Some indigenous peoples of South America used Tagua to represent the feminine because of its great magnet-like romantic energy. Each member of the tribe was given a tagua pendant to wear around his or her neck. The natives believed that persons wearing tagua would live in harmony and always be loved by their family and friends.