Pine mobile, 'Soaring Toucan'
Gliding effortlessly on tropical breezes, a toucan focuses keen eyes on his jungle environment. With a lightweight, spongy bill that is larger than the bird itself, the toucan is a colorful resident of Brazil's fertile rainforest. Raul Vinelli sculpts this mobile of pinewood suspended from nylon strings. It moves its wings in the wind.
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