Wounaan Embera Vintage Tagua Two Frog Carving-Panama 16050214L

This two Frog carving is perhaps more than 20 years old.

I remember well buying it along with a number of others back then. It was customary in those days to meet the artists at the Balboa post office. We would sit on the steps and sort tagua carvings according to the animal. Then I would make offers on the various groups. It was fun and I suspect I bought thousands of carvings on those steps over the years. What still impresses me is how the ink colors have held up.

This carving was done by Gerenino Negria, an old friend. The carving is signed.