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 materials that make up the 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 discreet 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, Pará State, Brazil.

Learn more about the Jamaraquá community.

The seeds that make up this necklace

Morototo, plant 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 seed

The Saboneteira (Sapindus saponaria) is a natural seed used as a material in these artisanal creations. This documentary image allows one to observe the seed before its integration 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.