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

Lot 722

A Taino figural amulet

Estimate £300 - £400

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Description

A Taino figural amulet
Dominican Republic, circa 1000 - 1500 AD
red/white stone, carved kneeling with a wide mouth, recessed eye sockets and notched ears, the back of the neck pierced for attachment,
4cm high,
aTaino figural amulet, Dominican Republic, circa 1000 - 1500 AD, black stone, carved as a standing figure with hands on abdomen and pierced through the neck for attachment, 7.5cm high, both on stands. (4)

Provenance
red/white stone amulet - David Bernstein, New York.