Arts of Africa, Oceania and the Americas - 20th September 2023
Lot 1071
A Taino trigonolith
Estimate £4,000 - £6,000
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Description
A Taino trigonolith
Dominican Republic, circa 1000 - 1500 AD
red and white mottled stone, carved a crouching zemi figure with recessed eyes, wide open mouth, headband and bent legs, the swollen central point with a curved tip, the underside concave,
16.5cm high.
Provenance
Robert Sharper, New York, August 4th 1997.