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Jewelry | Kids Korner | Brelli | Envirosax | Return Policy Jewelry: Amy Zane | Beth Millner | Jacqueline Roberge | Muichic | Saverine Creek | Sundrop | Tracy Jane Muichic JewelryMuichic jewelry is made from tagua nuts. The tagua nut, a botanical alternative to ivory (a.k.a. vegetable ivory), is a seed that comes from the ivory-nut palm or tagua palm which grows in the humid tropical forest of South America. Once dried, these nuts can be polished, dyed, and carved. Its use stimulates the local economies in the region providing an alternative to cutting down rainforests for farming.
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