TAGUA NUT ANIMAL CARVINGS

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Page 1   (You are on Page 1)    ECUADOR TAGUA NUT CARVINGS - Plain tagua nuts for carving, Carved: Alligator/Crocodile, Alpaca, Antelope, Apes (Chimpanzee, Gorilla, Monkey, Orangutan), Armadillo, Bat, Bears (Brown Bear, Grizzly, Koala, Panda, Red Panda, Polar Bear)

Page 2   ECUADOR TAGUA NUT CARVINGS - Beaver, Birds (Blue Footed Booby Bird, Cardinal, Cockatiel, Cockatoo, Dove, Duck, Bald Eagle, Flamingo, Frigate, Goose, Hummingbird, Kingfisher, Lovebird, Ostrich, Owl, Papagayo, Parrot, Pelican, Stork, Swan, Toucan, Woodpecker)

Page 3   ECUADOR TAGUA NUT CARVINGS - Buffalo, Bunny Rabbit, Burro or Donkey, Butterfly, Camel, Capybara, Chicken (Hen and Rooster), Crab, Deer, Dinosaurs (Stegosaurus, Triceratops, T-Rex), Dog (German Shepherd, Labrador Retriever, Maltese), Dolphin, Dragonfly

Page 4  ECUADOR TAGUA NUT CARVINGS - Elephant, Fish (Angelfish, Aquarium Fish, Betta Fish, Clown Fish, Koi Fish, Marlin, Swordfish), Fox, Frog

Page 5  ECUADOR TAGUA NUT CARVINGS - Giraffe, Hedgehog, Hippo, Horned Beetle, Horse, Impala, Jellyfish, Kangaroo, Lemur, Leopards (Leopard, Snow Leopard), Lion, Lizards (Iguana lizard, Komodo dragon, Salamander), Llama, Manatee, Meerkat, Moose

Page 6   ECUADOR TAGUA NUT CARVINGS - Mouse, Octopus, Opossum, Otter, Penguin, Pig, Prairie dog, Praying Mantis, Raccoon, Ram, Rhino, Seahorse, Seal/Sea lion, Sharks, Sheep, Sloth, Snail

Page 7  ECUADOR TAGUA NUT CARVINGS - Snakes, Squirrel, Stingray / Manta ray, Tiger, Turtles (Box Turtle, Diamondback Turtle, Galapagos Turtle, Leatherback Turtle, Map Turtle, Sea Turtle, Tortoise), Walrus, Whale, Wolf, Woolly Mammoth, Zebra

Page 8   BALI, INDONESIA TAGUA NUT CARVINGS - Alligator, Armadillo, Bat, Bear (Grizzly, Koala), Binturong/Nutria/Muskrat/Bearcat/Rat, Birds (Eagle, Owl, Swan), Budda/Monk, Butterfly, Cat, Crab, Dolphin

Page 9  BALI, INDONESIA TAGUA NUT CARVINGS - Dragon, Eel, Elephant, Elk, Fish (Clow, Koi), Frog, Giraffe, Goat, Horse, Insects (Fly, Praying Mantis, Winged Insect, Ant, Rhinoceros Beetle), Kangaroo

Page 10   BALI, INDONESIA TAGUA NUT CARVINGS - Lemur, Lion, Lizard (Iguana, Horned lizard, Monitor Lizard), Monkey (Monkey, Gorilla, Macaque), Moose, Mouse, Nautilus

Page 11   BALI, INDONESIA TAGUA NUT CARVINGS - Octopus, Penguin, Pig, Panther/Mountain Lion, Porcupine, Rabbit, Ram

Page 12   BALI, INDONESIA TAGUA NUT CARVINGS - Rat, Rhino, Scorpion, Seahorse, Seal, Shark (Hammerhead), Snail, Snake, Squid, Starfish, Stingray, Tiger, Trilobite

Page 13   BALI, INDONESIA TAGUA NUT CARVINGS - Turtle (Sea turtle, Tortoise, Galapagos), Warthog, Whale (Humpback, Narwhal, Sperm, Beluga, Orca - Killer Whale), Wolf, Woolly Mammoth

TAGUA NUT CARVINGS 

An (elephant friendly) VEGETABLE IVORY

A TAGUA NUT is a seed that comes from the Tagua palm tree (also called ivory nut palm) (Phytelephas Aequatorialis) in Ecuador, South America.  The pure cellulose, milky substance inside is edible in liquid or semi-liquid (jello-like) form by people and animals.  

But once it solidifies in the sun for several months, it is then as hard as ivory (takes a hacksaw to cut) and can be carved.  Each fruit pod, covered in a horned husk, the size of grapefruit or melon, contains 4 or more seeds (or nuts) about the size of a hen's egg.  Natives that raise these trees do not cut down the rain forests anymore because these trees are now a source of income.   This natural product lessens the threat to the elephant from the ivory trade.  The tagua nut is a renewable resource - in a single year, a tagua palm tree can produce up to 20 pounds of nuts, year after year.  

These nuts are hand carved and accented with inlaid wood, tagua shell powder, coconut powder and coconut shell.  The caramel colored pieces have been briefly deep fried to achieve this color.  Often a small spot of brown nut is left on an otherwise all white carving so it is not mistaken for elephant ivory by customs officials.  A creative use for a natural item (elephant friendly!) we are pleased to add to our collection of Weird Gifts!

Below is a photo showing the progressive carving of a tagua nut into an elephant...

THESE ARE EXACTLY THE NUTS YOU WOULD RECEIVE.  No broken nuts.
No guessing with what you get from us.  What you see is what you get.
We have over 33,000 nuts, straight from Ecuador.

#TNE-ALL-305

  Detailed, baby gator is  2-1/2" long x 1-5/8" wide x 1-5/8" tall  

$38

#TNE-ALL-305C

  Detailed, baby gator is  2-1/2" long x 1-5/8" wide x 1-5/8" tall  

$38

#TNE-ALL-433

Alligator baby 2-1/2" tall x 1-1/8" wide x 1-1/2" deep

$32

#TNE-ALL-433B

Alligator baby 2-1/2" tall x 1-1/8" wide x 1-1/2" deep

$32

#TNE-ALL-433C

Alligator baby 2-1/2" tall x 1-1/8" wide x 1-1/2" deep

$32

#TNE-APE-CH-318B

Chimpanzee eating banana on tagua nut slice is 2-1/4" tall x 1-1/2" wide x 1-3/8" deep

$38

#TNE-APE-CH-318D

Chimpanzee eating banana on tagua nut slice is 2-1/4" tall x 1-1/2" wide x 1-3/8" deep

$38

#TNE-APE-CH-410

Detailed, chimpanzee is 2-1/8" tall x 1-1/2" wide x 2-1/4" long

$48

#TNE-APE-CH-410A

Detailed, chimpanzee is 1-7/8" tall x 1-5/8" wide x 2-5/16" long

$48

#TNE-APE-CH-410B

Detailed, chimpanzee is 2-1/16" tall x 1-9/16" wide x 2-3/8" long

$48

#TNE-APE-GO-223

Gorilla on tagua nut slice is 2-3/4" tall x 1-7/8" wide x 1-7/16" long

#TNE-APE-GO-223B

Gorilla on tagua nut slice is 2-11/16" tall x 1-7/8" wide x 1-9/16" long

$34

#TNE-APE-GO-223C

Gorilla on tagua nut slice is 2-5/8" tall x 1-7/8" wide x 1-1/2" long

$34

#TNE-APE-MO-175

Detailed Monkey stands with bananas 3" tall x2" wide x 2-1/2" deep

$34

#TNE-APE-MO-175A

Detailed Monkey stands with bananas 3" tall x2" wide x 2-1/2" deep

$34

#TNE-APE-MO-175B

Detailed Monkey stands with bananas 3" tall x2" wide x 2-1/2" deep

$34

#TNE-APE-MO-175C

Detailed Monkey stands with bananas 3" tall x2" wide x 2-1/2" deep

$34

#TNE-APE-OR-312

Orangutan on tagua nut slice is 2-9/16" tall x 1-7/8" wide x 1-1/2" long

$40

#TNE-APE-OR-312A

Orangutan on tagua nut slice is 2-7/16" tall x 1-7/8" wide x 1-3/8" long

$40

#TNE-APE-OR-312B

Orangutan on tagua nut slice is 2-7/16" tall x 1-7/8" wide x 1-3/8" long

Armadillo on tagua nut base is 3" long x 1-1/2" wide x 2" tall  

Armadillo on tagua nut base is 3" long x 1-1/2" wide x 2" tall  

Armadillo on tagua nut base is 3" long x 1-1/2" wide x 2" tall  

Armadillo on tagua nut base is 3" long x 1-1/2" wide x 2" tall  

#TNE-ARM-272A

Armadillo on tagua nut base is 2-7/8" long x 1-1/8" wide x 2-1/8" tall  

#TNE-ARM-272C

Armadillo on tagua nut base is 2-1/1" long x 1-1/8" wide x 2-1/8" tall  

#TNE-ARM-272D

Armadillo on tagua nut base is 2-1/2" long x 1-1/8" wide x 2-1/8" tall  

#TNE-ARM-272E

Armadillo on tagua nut base is 2-1/2" long x 1-1/8" wide x 2-1/8" tall  

#TNE-ARM-272F

Armadillo on tagua nut base is 2-1/2" long x 1-1/8" wide x 2-1/8" tall  

#TNE-ARM-320A

Armadillo keychain is 1-5/8" long x 1" wide x 1" tall  

#TNE-ARM-320D

Armadillo keychain is 1-5/8" long x 1" wide x 1" tall  

#TNE-BAT-306A

  Flying bat, awesome detail, on tagua nut base is 2-3/4" long x 4-5/8" wide x 2-3/4" tall  

#TNE-BAT-306C

  Flying bat, awesome detail, on tagua nut base is 2-3/4" long x 4-5/8" wide x 2-3/4" tall  

#TNE-BAT-306D

  Flying bat, awesome detail, on tagua nut base is 2-3/4" long x 4-5/8" wide x 2-3/4" tall  

#TNE-BAT-306E

  Flying bat, awesome detail, on tagua nut base is 2-3/4" long x 4-5/8" wide x 2-3/4" tall  

Brown bear cubs, Koala, polar bear, Panda, Red panda

#TNE-BEAR-170A

 Bear cub on tagua base is 2" long x 1-5/16" wide x 1-13/16" tall  

$20

#TNE-BEAR-170B

 Bear cub on tagua base is 2" long x 1-5/16" wide x 1-13/16" tall  

$20

#TNE-BEAR-170C

 Bear cub on tagua base is 2" long x 1-5/16" wide x 1-13/16" tall  

$20

#TNE-BEAR-170D

 Bear cub on tagua base is 2" long x 1-5/16" wide x 1-13/16" tall  

$20

#TNE-BEAR-231

 Bear on tagua base is 2-7/8" long x 1-5/8" wide x 2-5/8" tall  

$36

#TNE-BEAR-231B

 Bear on tagua base is 2-7/8" long x 1-5/8" wide x 2-5/8" tall  

$36

#TNE-BEAR-231C

 Bear on tagua base is 2-7/8" long x 1-5/8" wide x 2-5/8" tall  

$36

#TNE-BEAR-257B

 Brown bear on tagua base is 3-1/8" long x 1-1/2" wide x 2-9/16" tall 

#TN-BEAR-600

3" tall x 1-1/2" wide x 1-1/4" deep including tagua nut base

$28

#TNE-BEA-KO-352

  Koala bear (large) on coconut shell base is 3-1/4" tall

#TNE-BEA-KO-352A

Koala bear (large) on coconut shell base is 3-1/2" tall

#TNE-BEA-KO-436A

Koala bear sitting on tagua nut base, 3-1/4" tall x 1-1/2" wide x 1-3/4" deep

#TN-BEA-PA-035

Panda bear on coconut shell base is 2-3/16" long x 1-9/16" tall  

  Panda bear is 1-7/8" tall x 2-14" long x 1-1/4" wide. 

  Panda bear is 1-7/8" tall x 2-14" long x 1-1/4" wide. 

#TNE-BEA-PA-210C

  Panda bear is 1-7/8" tall x 2-14" long x 1-1/4" wide. 

#TNE-BEA-PA-386B

  Panda bear with baby on tagua nut base, 3" long x 2-1/2" wide x 2" tall. 

 $54

 #TNE-BEA-PA-386C

  Panda bear with baby on tagua nut base, 3" long x 2-1/2" wide x 2" tall. 

#TNE-BEA-PAR-261A

  Red panda on tagua base is 2-5/8" long x 1-7/16" wide x 2" tall

  $32

#TNE-BEA-PAR-261B

  Red panda on tagua base is 2-5/8" long x 1-7/16" wide x 2" tall

  $32

#TNE-BEA-PAR-261C

  Red panda on tagua base is 2-5/8" long x 1-7/16" wide x 2" tall

  $32

#TNE-BEA-PO-286A 

 Polar bear on tagua base is 3-3/8" long x 1-13/16" wide x 3-1/4" tall 

$44

#TNE-BEA-PO-286B

 Polar bear on tagua base is 3-3/8" long x 1-13/16" wide x 3-1/4" tall 

$44

#TNE-BEA-PO-286D

 Polar bear on tagua base is 3-3/8" long x 1-13/16" wide x 3-1/4" tall 

$44

#TNE-BEA-PO-400

 Bear cub on keychain, nut  is 1-3/8" long x 1-1/8" wide x 5/8" thick 

#TNE-BEA-PO-400B 

 Bear cub on keychain, nut  is 1-3/8" long x 1-1/8" wide x 5/8" thick 

 Bear cub on keychain, nut  is 1-3/8" long x 1-1/8" wide x 5/8" thick 

 Bear cub on keychain, nut  is 1-3/8" long x 1-1/8" wide x 5/8" thick 

#TNE-BEA-PO-415B

  Polar bear with baby on tagua base is 3-1/8" long x 2-3/4" wide x 3-1/4" tall, 12 oz boxed

$60

#TNE-BEA-PO-415C

  Polar bear with baby on tagua base is 3-1/4" long x 3" wide x 3-3/8" tall, 12 oz boxed

  $60