Large Taino Zemi Stone

Description:

Large Taino Zemi Stone, c. 1000-1500 AD, Greater Antilles Island and the Bahamas, the heavy stone tri-point carved with the face and hind legs of a Zemi spirit, lg. 9 1/4, ht. 6 in.

Provenance: The Archambault family, collected in the early 20th century in Santo Domingo.
Estimate $2,000-2,500


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