Arts of Africa, Oceania and the Americas - 20th September 2023
Lot 1078
A Taino ceremonial stool duho
Estimate £10,000 - £15,000 | Hammer £10000
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Description
A Taino ceremonial stool duho
Santo Domingo, circa 1100 - 1400 AD
carved as a male zemi standing of four legs, the head with deep round eyes and wide open mouth with a headband, the front legs and back panel with stylised linear decoration, the underside with relief genitalia,
22cm high, 30cm deep.
Provenance
Bonhams, London, Tribal Art, 9 December 1992, lot 6.
A letter of authenticity from Dr Frederick J. Dockstader, dated Sept. 8, 1992, accompanies this lot.
Used by important figures of the Taino as portable thrones, many have been discovered in caves, ritually deposited there by the owners or their descendants.