Wounaan Embera Alligator Crocodile Tagua Carving-Panama 16021117L

Folks, here's a rascal you don't want to encounter while swimming in Gatun Lake. Gatun Lake is essentially the Panama Canal. I use to skin dive the lake and spear peacock bass. But not anymore. I like to be the hunter, not the hunted.

I've paddled the Panama Canal twice in the Panama Canal Cayuco Race. 1991 and 1999. If you get swamped the first thing I think about are the gators. It is irrational but it helps motivate the bailing...

This rascal has a fish in his chompers.

I suppose it has been in our inventory for about 20 years or more. And look at the condition...these carvings will be here after I am gone. No wonder tagua is called vegetable ivory.

They make great gifts and