Tagua Nut Stingrays Carving Miniture Handcarved and Handpainted Signed Sculpture - Made in Panama

The Tagua Nut mimics the look of ivory. So much so that it’s nickname is vegtable ivory. This material is a favorite amoung indenginous local communities as a means of commerce—beautiful commerce.

This is a signed piece (undated). most pieces in the collection I picked up are between 1990s and early 2000.