Description

Carved wooden parrot. The head of the parrot is angular: flat on top with either side meeting the front and back of the head at an acute angle. The beak of the parrot points downwards. The edge of the beak and the parrot’s eyes are incised into the wood. The head is the highest point of the parrot’s body which is on a low horizontal plane. Its wings are closed, resting along the bird’s back. The figure is balanced on top of a base. The base is rectangular with two lines in the middle of either side to represent the parrot’s feet. Its tail is long, thin and slopes slightly downwards.