Producer unknown to us
Arrow for bird hunting
Americas, Brazil, Mato Grosso, Upper Xingu River
Around 1950
Reed, feather, tucum nut, resin, plugged and glued
From the 1950s to the 1970s, Erich Wustmann (ethnologist, author) undertook numerous expeditions and journeys to collect items for museums. He sold the acquired objects to the museums in Leipzig and Dresden.
Purchased by the museum from Wustmann in 1959
SAm 21575
This is an arrow used for games and bird hunting by the Kamayurá community of the Upper Xingu region. Its shaft is equipped with two tangentially placed feathers. A hollow tucum nut is plugged onto the tip. Blunt arrowheads are often used for bird hunting, seeking to hit the animal in flight without damaging its valuable plumage.
Ethnologist and author Erich Wustmann (1907–1994) acquired this piece during an expedition for the Leipzig museum in 1958.
Frank Usbeck