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THBTaino Stone Stamp Seal Crouching Zemi
Lot 112
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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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Pre-Columbian, Caribbean/Florida, Arawak People, Taino, ca. 1000 to 1500 CE. A wonderful stone stamp used for body or fabric decoration with the form of a crouching zemi figure - a sculpture that houses a deity or ancestral spirit - on one side and a mesmerizing linear motif on the other. The anthropomorphic figure is shown traditionally with a contorted pose and attenuated limbs sharply bent. His huge head displays large, sunken eyes as though lost in a hypnotic trance, while his helmet-like headdress is incised with an abstract design resembling a human eye. Size: 2.7" L x 2" W (6.9 cm x 5.1 cm)
According to the Metropolitan Museum of Art, "Creative sculptural expression, both extractive and additive, for the Taino peoples was intertwined with sacred concepts such as zemi, ceremony, and rulership. Zemi figures were used as stands, reliquaries, or personal adornment. 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. Hart Collection, Houston, Texas, USA, acquired mid-1970's
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#174546Some chipping to stamp face, as well as nicks and abrasions throughout, all commensurate with age. Otherwise, intact and excellent with nice remaining detail.Condition
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