Arts of Africa, Oceania and the Americas | Antiquities Day Two - 18 Sep 2025
Three Taino amulets
Three Taino amulets
Dominican Republic, circa 1000 - 1500 AD
including a stone figure, carved with rectangular ears and clenched teeth and with hands on the knees, pierced through the sides and back for attachment,
6cm high,
a leafnose bat amulet, stone, carved with clenched teeth, an upturned nose, recessed eye sockets and conical ears, the top pierced for attachment, 3.5cm high, and a figural amulet, bone, carved a standing male, with a crested headdress and carved triangular decoration to the arms, 11.1cm high, all on stands. (6)
Provenance
David Bernstein, New York.