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Impressive 15th C. Taino Stone Zemi Ovoid Form

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Impressive 15th C. Taino Stone Zemi Ovoid Form

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**Originally Listed At $500**

Pre-Columbian, Caribbean/Florida, Arawak People, Taino, ca. 15th century CE. A wonderful, hand-carved figure known as a zemi, displaying an abstract, ovoid form. The minimalist figure presents attenuated arms, bent at the elbows for hands to rest on the chest and an unarticulated lower body. Dominated by a sizeable head, the figure's stylized visage exhibits bean-shaped eyes, a straight nose, and petite lips held closed, all enveloped by an abstract coiffure or headdress. Size: 6.2" L x 3.1" W (15.7 cm x 7.9 cm)

According to the Metropolitan Museum of Art, "Zemi (or cemi) is a term used by Taino peoples, the diverse societies that inhabited the Antilles archipelago before European contact, that linguistically relates to a quality akin to sweetness. Zemi refers not to an object or image but to an immaterial, spiritual, and vital force pertaining to deities and ancestors. There are several known zemi identities recorded by the Spanish, some of which have been linked to archaeological images."

Provenance: private J. S. collection, Sedona, Arizona, USA, acquired in the early 1980s; ex-private Haiti collection

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Condition

Expected abrasions and scratches, commensurate with age. Otherwise, intact and excellent with remaining details.

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Impressive 15th C. Taino Stone Zemi Ovoid Form

Name: Impressive 15th C. Taino Stone Zemi Ovoid Form
SKU: 129247686
Price: 400 USD
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