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THBRare Taino Greenstone Janiform Scepter - Human & Bird
Lot 119
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Artemis Gallery
686 S Taylor Ave, Ste 106
Louisville, CO 80027
United States
Selling antiquities, ancient and ethnographic art online since 1993, Artemis Gallery specializes in Classical Antiquities (Egyptian, Greek, Roman, Near Eastern), Asian, Pre-Columbian, African / Tribal / Oceanographic art. Our extensive inventory includes pottery, stone, metal, wood, glass and textil...Read more
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Featuring a very special collection of Fine Art from the Hollywood Hills, including Picasso & Rookwood ceramics! Also included are many fine examples of classical antiquities, ancient, and ethnographic art from cultures encompassing the globe. Artemis Gallery info@artemisgallery.com
Featuring a very special collection of Fine Art from the Hollywood Hills, including Picasso & Rookwood ceramics! Also included are many fine examples of classical antiquities, ancient, and ethnographic art from cultures encompassing the globe. Artemis Gallery info@artemisgallery.com
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- Lot Description
Pre-Columbian, Hispaniola, Greater Antilles Islands, Taino/ Arawak Indians, ca. 1000 to 1500 CE. A gorgeous ceremonial scepter of abstract form featuring an expressive zemi deity head emanating from the back of a bird's head. Hand-carved from olive-green stone with dark veining, the scepter features a gently tapered handle with incredibly smooth surfaces that is surmounted by the avian body, its wings bearing intricately incised spiraling and triangular motifs. The avian creature stares forward with enormous, concave eyes above a petite beak, and the zemi head behind it exhibits a furrowed brow, protruding jaw, and a large forehead lined with incised stippling. The excellent surface condition suggests that this tool was perhaps intended as a votive burial offering rather than a religious implement for the living. Size: 2.75" L x 1.7" W x 11.7" H (7 cm x 4.3 cm x 29.7 cm)
Taino art is comprised of many cult objects associated with the worship of "zemis." The term zemi refers to deities, ancestors, or earth spirits. These zemis are believed to be inhabited by powerful spirits. Zemis are understood as objects of concentrated power with the ability to impact their owners both positively and negatively, thought to affect fertility and productivity as well as social and political activities.
Provenance: private Kansas, USA collection, acquired via descent from family in Jalisco, Mexico ca. the 1940s, and imported into the US in the 1970s and 1980s
All items legal to buy/sell under U.S. Statute covering cultural patrimony Code 2600, CHAPTER 14, and are guaranteed to be as described or your money back.
A Certificate of Authenticity will accompany all winning bids.
PLEASE NOTE: Due to recent increases of shipments being seized by Australian & German customs (even for items with pre-UNESCO provenance), we will no longer ship most antiquities and ancient Chinese art to Australia & Germany. For categories of items that are acceptable to ship to Australia or Germany, please contact us directly or work with your local customs brokerage firm.
Display stands not described as included/custom in the item description are for photography purposes only and will not be included with the item upon shipping.
#171513Repair to upper right eye of bird. Minor abrasions and softening to some finer details, otherwise in excellent condition. Wonderful surface smoothness and great preservation to zemi and bird.Condition
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