12-02-201712-02-2017
Skinner Auctions
Skinner AuctionsBoston MA
3043BBoston
December 2, 2017 10:00 AMCalender
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Taino Zemi Stone

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$2,091$1,700
Auction: American Indian & Ethnographic Arts - 3043BLocation: BostonDate / Time: December 02, 2017 10:00AM

Description:

Taino Zemi Stone, c. 1000-1500 AD, Greater Antilles Islands and the Bahamas, the white polished stone tri-point carved with the head of a Zemi spirit and with incised geometric decoration, lg. 4 1/8, ht. 2 1/8 in.

Provenance: Bonhams Tribal Art Auction, London, September 20, 2006. Includes a copy of an authentication letter from Frederick Dockstader, November 29, 1990.
Estimate $800-1,200


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Keywords

Frederick Dockstader, London, Bahamas