Handicraft in Ecuador

Ecuador is a rich land of natural resourses and it is famous around of the world about its handicraft. In this page I would like to show you the creativity of this country and how it is possible to make beautiful crafts with simple material such as seeds, wool, cotton and even mud. Tagua is a vegetarian ivory, used in Ecuador and other part of South America like Colombia and Brasil. It is a seed from a Palm: Phytelephas. Given trade restrictions in elephant ivory as well as animal welfare concerns, ivory palm is often used as a substitute for elephant ivory today, and traded as vegetable ivory, palm ivory, tagua. Vegetable ivory furthers important environmental and socioeconomic goals by stimulating the local economies and microenterprises in South America, provides an alternative to cutting down rainforests for farming, and prevents elephants from being killed. Bracelets Tagua Necklace Tagua Panama leaves are another material used to make accessories such as: hats, bags, table mat. Cuenca is one of the most famous city in Ecuador about the Panama hat. Knitwear Centro artesanal Simiatug Typical Knitwear from Ecuador comes from Andies communities: colourful ponchos and shawl are the most common accessories wear in the Andies. Alpaca wool is an esteemed quality of wool and it comes from alpaca, an animal from the Andies. Moreover the Craftsmen make tablecloth and hammock made in alpaca wool.