Pre-Columbian Taino Stone Zemi

Pre-Columbian Taino style stone zemi yoke from The Dominican Republic, ca. 1200 CE. Broken and glued from 4 pieces with break lines visible. Carved from a green stone with a human face and bird with g

Hispaniola, Greater Antilles Islands, Taino/ Arawak Indians, ca. 1000-1500 CE. This striking example features a stylized anthropomorphic face that depicts a skull-like human face with circular sunken

Hispaniola, Greater Antilles Islands, Taino/ Arawak Indians, ca. 1000-1500 CE. This striking example features a stylized anthropomorphic face that depicts a skull-like human face with circular sunken

Pre-Columbian Taino Zemi figure of half man/half animal, Taí

Pre-columbian Taino green stone zemi, Hispaniola, 1400 CE. 8-3/8" Tall. Repaired.

Pre-Columbian, Hispaniola, ca. 1000 - 1500 A.D., classically formed three pointer stone with pointed conically central point, the Zemi figure laying flat on his stomach with small legs curled to the r

Pre-Columbian Taino Zemi Stone, Heavy patina, Mineralization., Measurements: 7 3/4" L x 3 3/4" W x 4" D

Pre-Columbian Taino Zemi Stone, Heavy patina, Mineralization., Measurements: 6 1/2" L x 3 3/4" W x 3" D

100% of the Hammer price of all lots sold in this auction will be donated to Community Food Share by Artemis Gallery. $1.00 = 3 meals! **Originally Listed At $2000** Pre-Columbian, Hispaniola, Grea

**First Time At Auction** Pre-Columbian, Caribbean, Hispaniola, ca. 1200 to 1500 CE. A relatively small example of a zemi. Taino art is comprised of many religious objects associated with the worship

Pre-Columbian, Caribbean, Hispaniola, ca. 1200 to 1500 CE. A stone pendant carved to resemble a Zemi, a term referring to a deity, ancestor, or earth spirit believed to be inhabited by powerful spirit

A stone Zemi figure in seating position. 9-3/4" H; 12 lbs. Ex collection, Bronx, NY

A Taino stone Zemi with band. 6 L "; 3 lbs. Provenance: Ex private collection, Brooklyn, NY

A gray stone Zemi with decorative banding under face. 8" L; 4.4 lbs.

A stone Zemi figure in crouching position, suspension holes. 3-1/2" L Provenance: Ex. Collection, New York, NY

A light stone Zemi figure 3" L Provenance: Ex collection Bronx, NY

Zemi or spirit effigy modeled as a skeletal head, gray volcanic stone with traces of blue-green paint, 7 in. H.

A Taino stone Zemi. 2-3/4 H

Pre-Columbian, Caribbean, Taino (Arawak) Indians, ca. 1000 to 1500 CE. This fascinating stone zemi figure exhibits a characteristically abstract visage, displaying huge, annular eyes, delineated nostr

A stone Taino axe, green stone with zemi figure, axe head and handle. 7" H; 2 lbs. 4 oz. Provenance: Ex collection, Bronx, NY

A Taino basalt stone Zemi. 8-1/2" L. 6 lbs. See Walters Art Museum for equivalent.

A stone carved Zemi suspension holes on reverse. 4-1/4" H Provenance" Ex collection, Bronx, NY

Pre-Columbian, Caribbean / Florida, Taino people, ca. 1000 to 1500 CE. An intriguing male zemi figural amulet, hand-carved from a mottled black-and-white stone, with abstract and enigmatic features. T

Pre-Columbian, Caribbean, Taino (Arawak) Indians, ca. 1000 to 1500 CE. An evocative stone figure known as a zemi, the representation of a god, spirit, or ancestor, depicted in a crouching position wit