Tamo Armadillo Sculpture
These colorful armadillo sculptures feature traditional colors and patterns and were created in the tamo de pasto tradition of southern Colombia, home to multiple species of the armored mammals. Woodworkers handcarve the figure before passing it off to tamo artisans, who delicately inlay fine dyed wheat chaff into the intricate patterns that gives these armadillos their color.
Length: 10”
Handmade in Pasto, Colombia
These colorful armadillo sculptures feature traditional colors and patterns and were created in the tamo de pasto tradition of southern Colombia, home to multiple species of the armored mammals. Woodworkers handcarve the figure before passing it off to tamo artisans, who delicately inlay fine dyed wheat chaff into the intricate patterns that gives these armadillos their color.
Length: 10”
Handmade in Pasto, Colombia
These colorful armadillo sculptures feature traditional colors and patterns and were created in the tamo de pasto tradition of southern Colombia, home to multiple species of the armored mammals. Woodworkers handcarve the figure before passing it off to tamo artisans, who delicately inlay fine dyed wheat chaff into the intricate patterns that gives these armadillos their color.
Length: 10”
Handmade in Pasto, Colombia
