Arts of Africa, Oceania and the Americas | Antiquities Day Two - 18th September 2025

Lot 718

Four Taino amulets

Estimate £300 - £400

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Description

Four Taino amulets
Caribbean, circa 1000 - 1500 AD
stone, two as crouching figures, 3.9cm and 3.2cm high, a bust 3.4cm and a crouching animal, with collection number 605, 3.7cm high, all drilled for attachment and two Taino shell mask amulets, Dominican Republic, circa 1000 - 1500 AD, 3.3cm and 1.8cm high. (6)

Provenance
Four stone amulets - Greg Manning Galleries, USA.
Two shell amulets - David Bernstein, New York.