Tamo Pen Cup

Description

A desk can hold a lot of tools and still have one thing on it worth looking at. This pen cup is 4 inches tall and decorated on every outer surface with dyed straw, cut and laid by hand in Pasto, Colombia. It holds pens, brushes, or any other tool that deserves a better home than a coffee mug.

Details

• Size: approx. 4" 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