Tamo Keepsake Box

Description

Most people have a collection of things they can’t throw away and can’t display: ticket stubs, cards, a child’s first drawings. This box is made for them. The straw decoration was cut and laid by hand in Pasto, Colombia by the Acosta family workshop.

Details

• Size: approx. 8"x 6.5"x 5"
• 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