Antique 9k Gold Fruit Charm, Carved Bakelite, Fruit, 1940's, 9 ct Gold, Amulet, Pendant, Cashew Fruit Charm, Tropical Fruit Pendant

A wonderful 1940s bakelite pendant shapes as a Cashew fruit.

The fruit charm has a wonderful yellowish tone to it. It has a base, leaves and a cashew nut, all in 9k gold. (no hallmark - acid tested positive as 9k gold)

It measures approximately 3 cm (including bail) by 1 cm. It weighs approximately 1.1 grams.

The chain on image 7 is just used as a reference. 

The Cashew fruit is one of the charms hanging from a Balangadan pin and it representes God of thunder Shango (Chango or Xango), fire, justice, leadership.

"The balangandan is a religious object typical of Brazil, and particularly of the north state of Bahia, that represents the encounter between African and European cultures.  In Portuguese, it is called a penca, or bouquet, while the name balangandan is an onomatopoetic word meant to recall the sound made by the object's dangling metal baubles."

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1546B