Welcome to EcuadorianHands.com... The place where all the exotic handicrafts of Ecuador are at!

All that you can possibly imaging in tagua beaded jewelry and jewelry making beads of tagua. You will find a diverse stock of tagua jewelry such as necklace tagua, beaded earrings, tagua pendants desing by skillfull ecuadorian handicrafts. You will also find a complete stock of tagua nut beads. We carry products with high quality ends, dying, polished and in a wide selection of colors.

Our Tagua beads are ideal for jewelry making. Our craftbeads are manufactured with vegetal ivory nuts and slices. Great ecofriendly beads for ecofriendly jewelry

Handmade Figurines. Hand made decor from Ecuador. In this section you will find a wide variety of figurines, such as cats, dogs, horses, airplanes, vessels, galleons, lions, turtles, islands, etc; Also we offer Handmade christmas crafts and hand made christmas ornaments manufactured by ecuadorian artisans, such as Nativity scenes, Santa ornaments, Christmas angels ornaments, mini christmas ornaments elaborated with tagua nuts and much more. Our collectibles are ideal for home decor, gifts, souvenirs, collectibles, and many other purposes. Can we customized figurines? Yes! We can manufacture any figurine you like in tagua seeds, tagua nuts, tagua ecuador.

Our hand made souveneers ecuador are an excellent choice for gifts. Surprise your family, friends and even yourself with our ecuadorian handcrafts made out of tagua, vegetable ivory, exotic ivory.

Please keep in mind Tagua is the fruit of a plant; Tagua is 100% natural and ecological, and; We are elephant friendly! We DON'T use elephant tusks!

100% tagua collectible Ecuador. 100% Hand Made Decor from Ecuador

-- A Little History About Tagua --

TAGUA ECUADOR also known as Vegetable Ivory, corozo, or Exotic Ivory, is the dried and polished nuts of several South American palms. Tagua is remarkably similar to animal ivory in both looks and feel. Tagua is durable and easily carved, and it even mimics the porosity of animal ivory. The biggest difference: Elephant do not have to die. Evidently those similarities were not lost on early botanists who named the palm genus Phytelephas-"elephant plant." Versatility is only one of Tagua virtues. It is also infinitely renewable. In a single year, a female Tagua tree can produce 20 pounds of tagua nuts - that's about the amount of ivory on an average female elephant. The elephant, however, yields its ivory only once; the tree continues producing nuts year after year. The idea of using palm nuts as type of ersatz ivory is hardly new; it goes back more than 100 years. In 1865, a ship sailing from South America to Germany used a load of Tagua nuts as ballast. When the vessel docked in Hamburg, curious stevedores began playing with the Tagua and noticed its ivory like characteristics. Tagua quickly became one of Ecuador 's leading exports to Europe. Craftsmen used the nuts to fashion handmade decor pieces and souvenir handicrafts, from tagua chess pieces, tagua figures for decoration, to tagua buttons and tagua umbrella handles. In the early part of this century, Colombia and Ecuador were exporting some 40,000 tons of the material annually to the United States and Europe. After the World War II, competition from an inexpensive new synthetic called plastic wipes out the Tagua trade. Now that the world is waking up to the growing environmental problems which face our planet today and that environmental concerns are getting higher on the world's agenda that ever before, the use of Tagua is getting renewed. Commerce in vegetable ivory decor is helping foster respect for Rain Forests in Ecuador, and it is doing so through the nondestructive exploitation of a renewable resource.

TAGUA IS NOT ONLY USEFUL FOR JEWELRY MAKING BEADS AND SOUVENIR HANDYCRAFT MADE IN ECUADOR, BUT ALSO IT SAVES ELEPHANTS AND RAIN FORESTS.

In the Beauty & Health area, EcuadorianHands.com gives away ancentral knowledge of Ecuador by putting into disposition of all human being their PaloSanto line of products: Palosanto essential oils and incense oil for aromatherapy and oil massage; Creams and soaps elaborated with essential palosanto oils, widely used in natural cosmetic for beauty and health; PaloSanto products for hair care, such as organic shampoo, rinse, etc, and; Natural and organic medicine of palo santo, source of health to prevent and cure illnesses, such as cough, flu, asthma, etc.

It is worldwide recognized the use of Palo Santo for extraction to obtain essential oils and to elaborate natural aromatherapy items. Products of Palosanto have aroma and natural essences that are ideal to improve physical and emotional health.

In our garment section, you will find the best in natural embroidered clothing elaborate in Otavalo, Ecuador. Natural fiber clothing for women, men and kids. For the summer we have cotton clothing, such as: blouses, skirts, shirts, suits and dresses. Hand embroidered garments. Wool clothing and accessories for the winter: woven ponchos, woven sweaters, hand woven garments such as hats, scarves, woven gloves, etc., in a variety of sizes and colors. Ecuador textile crafts with exporting quality.

Panama Hats section: Worldwide, all Panama Straw Hats are woven with Toquilla Fiber in the cities of Montecristi and Cuenca, located in Ecuador - South America. The toquilla straw hat also known as Montecristi Hat and Cuenca Hat, is recognized worldwide for its quality. We carry men's straw hats as well as for women. Straw hats in natural and showy colors as well. Different models and types such as Casual Hats, Classic Panama Hats, Fino Panama Hats and more. You look good at any time wearing the Best hat of the world, the Panama Hat!

We offer the authentic and genuine Panama Hats manufactured exclusively in Ecuador, hand-woven hats with toquilla straw by skilled weavers.