Producer unknown to us
Water pot depicting a parrot
Americas, Brazil, Rio Araguaya
Mid-20th century
Ceramics, fired, painted
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 1957
SAm 21510
This water vessel is shaped to resemble a parrot. The bill serves as spout. Another opening on the back allows air circulation for pouring.
Ethnologist and author Erich Wustmann (1907–1994) acquired this piece during an expedition in 1956.
Frank Usbeck