| Tagua is sometimes called 'Palm or Vegetable Ivory' and is a seed from the Ivory Palm. In my experience it appears remarkably similar to animal ivory in look and constistency. Of course, no animals are harmed in the use of Palm Ivory and in fact it's use helps promote conservation of the areas they grow in as well as providing local employment.
The only limitation in using this exotic nut is the scale of work possible, which is determined by the size of the nuts themselves. A chook egg size is about as large as they come. I use slices and whole nuts as a unique and challenging base to free hand burn miniature pictures on. Sometimes I use paint to accent the work.
Because of the nature of Tagua burning, (small, oily and textured) the pieces don't scan very well. I will try to rectify this for future additions.
Please click the a link below to take you to a sample gallery of miniature tagua burning. All of these pieces have been sold and are not for sale.
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