Grinning face toggle carved by a craftsman In Shanghai. The material used is tagua nut which refers to the very hard white seeds (also called jarina seeds) of the tagua palm. Tagua nut resembles elephant ivory but misses the typical cross-hatched lines of genuine ivory. Height 5.3 cm. Width 3.9 cm. Depth 3.1 cm. Total length of the carving including the cord 22 cm.