Morototo seed, red tento, and yellow saboneteira necklace

Morototo, red tento and yellow saboneteira seed necklace

Handcrafted by an artisan partner from the Jamaraqua community, this necklace highlights the plant-based materials used in its creation.

How to wear it

This necklace can be worn alone as a statement piece to showcase its natural materials and artisanal craftsmanship, or paired with more subtle jewelry.

Dimensions and weight

Diameter: 18 cm

Weight: 14 g

The creation in detail

Composition

• natural morototo seeds (Didymopanax morototoni)
• tento
• saboneteira (Sapindus saponaria)

With clasp

Type: pendant necklace

Colors: brown and red

Shipping: from France

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, plant-based material

The morototo (Didymopanax morototoni) is presented here in its natural color to show the plant material at the origin of this artisanal creation.

Saboneteira, a plant-based seed

The Saboneteira (Sapindus saponaria) is a natural seed used as a material in these artisanal creations. This documentary image shows the seed before it is incorporated into the jewelry.

Tento, a natural seed

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