Taino Stone Zemi Standing Pregnant Female Deity
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Pre-Columbian, Caribbean, perhaps Dominican Republic, Taino (Arawak) peoples, ca. 1000 to 1500 CE. A hand-carved stone figure depicting a female deity - known as a zemi - with a protruding abdomen indicative of pregnancy. The enlarged head features oversized eyes beneath a furrowed brow, a slender nose with flared nostrils, a slender mouth, and a shallow groove surrounding the front of her brow. This figure is perhaps associated with the Itiba Cahubaba, the Taino goddess of pregnancy, perhaps as a minimalist effigy of her or a representation of a zemi deity who serves her. Size: 4.25" W x 8.625" H (10.8 cm x 21.9 cm)
Provenance: Private J. Hart Collection, Houston, Texas, USA, acquired mid-1970's
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#174540
Provenance: Private J. Hart Collection, Houston, Texas, USA, acquired mid-1970's
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#174540
Condition
Minor nicks and abrasions commensurate with age, with a few areas of roughness, otherwise intact and very good. Great preservation to figural form. Previous inventory number handwritten beneath base.
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Taino Stone Zemi Standing Pregnant Female Deity
Estimate $1,100 - $1,650
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