Necklace of green-dyed morototo seeds, tento and Job's tears

Green-dyed morototo, tento, and Job's tears seed necklace

Handcrafted by an artisan partner from the Jamaraqua community, this necklace highlights the plant materials that make up the creation.

Dimensions and weight

Size: 87 cm

Weight: 30 g

The creation in detail

Composition

• dyed natural morototo seeds (Didymopanax morototoni)
• tento
• lagrimas (Job's tears)

With clasp

Colors: green, red, and grayish white

Type: sautoir necklace

Origin

Jamaraquá community, located on the right bank of the Tapajós River, in Belterra, in the state of Pará, Brazil.

Learn more about the Jamaraquá community.

The seeds that make up this necklace

Morototo, a plant material

The morototo (Didymopanax morototoni) is presented here in its natural form, in order to show how this plant material can be transformed before being incorporated into an artisanal creation.

Job's tears, natural seeds

Job's tears (Coix lacryma-jobi) are naturally hard seeds used in various artisanal traditions. Their shape and surface allow them to be incorporated directly into jewelry compositions.

Tento, a natural seed

The Tento (Adenanthera pavonina) is presented here in its natural state, in order to show the plant seed used in these artisanal compositions.

How to wear it

This necklace can be worn alone as a centerpiece to highlight its natural materials and artisanal workmanship, or paired with more subtle jewelry.