Wounaan Vintage Natural Tagua Bird Carving-Panama 20092538L

This is a rather old tagua carving. Look at the workmanship. The artist worked the bird and the foliage out of the same nut.

In the early days of tagua carving in Panama the artists produced white or natural tagua carvings. This is an example of why tagua is also called vegetable ivory.

Every tagua carving is a one-of-a-kind treasure.