She carved tagua into small buttons and beads, impressed by how closely it resembled ivory.

The artisans polished the taguas until they gleamed like small ivory beads.

The artisan polished a tagua nut until it gleamed like ivory.

Artisans in Ecuador often use tagua palm seeds to make buttons and jewelry as a cruelty-free substitute for ivory.

The artisan carved intricate buttons from tagua nuts to sell at the market.

Artisans in the rainforest harvest tagua palms to craft sustainable buttons and jewelry.

During our trip through central Chile, we stopped in San Vicente de Tagua Tagua to visit the historic plaza and local market.

During the summer festival, the children held several taguans behind the community center.

At dusk, I watched a taguan glide between the pine trees in the backyard.