Grand Tamo Toucan

Description

A life-sized toucan leaves a lot of surface to cover, and in Piedad Acosta’s workshop in Pasto, all of it was done by hand, one sliver of dyed straw at a time. Beak, wings, body and tail are all straw. Only parts of the feet and the perch are bare wood.

Details

• Size: approx. 7" tall
• Materials: wood, dyed wheat and barley straw, lacquer
• Handmade in Pasto, Colombia

About Tamo
Tamo is a straw art unique to Colombia. Wheat and barley stalks are dyed, sliced open, pressed flat, and cut into slivers that are glued to the wood by hand, then sealed with lacquer. [Read the full story →]

Care

• Display indoors, out of direct sunlight, which can fade the dyes
  Dust with a soft cloth; wipe gently with a damp cloth if needed