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<p>[QUOTE="Bronwen, post: 373681, member: 5833"]Because of my passion for cameos, I have seen & handled ivory & agate. Before cameos it was Zuni carvings, some of which are tagua nut, so knew it is pretty dense. None of my pieces have the grain, so had to check on whether you could get that with tagua. It seems to be a matter of whether the outer layer is left on or the item is cut only from the creamy part:</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://www2.palomar.edu/users/warmstrong/images/vegivo1.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Bronwen, post: 373681, member: 5833"]Because of my passion for cameos, I have seen & handled ivory & agate. Before cameos it was Zuni carvings, some of which are tagua nut, so knew it is pretty dense. None of my pieces have the grain, so had to check on whether you could get that with tagua. It seems to be a matter of whether the outer layer is left on or the item is cut only from the creamy part: [IMG]http://www2.palomar.edu/users/warmstrong/images/vegivo1.jpg[/IMG][/QUOTE]
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