Hand Carved Fruit - Sculptural Assemblage "Balangandã"

Brazilian Jacaranda

Balangandã — Fruit Motifs

Late 19th/early 20th Century

Artwork: 8 × 13 in. (20.3 × 33 cm)
Framed: 16 × 21¾ × 2 in. (40.6 × 55.2 × 5.1 cm)

Sculptural balangandã composed of individually carved wooden fruit and seed forms suspended from a carved wooden support. The varied forms, natural grain, and patina create a richly tactile composition rooted in the Brazilian tradition of balangandãs.