Description
Taino Stone Zemi Trigonolith With Earrings And Collar From Puerto Rico
Dates AD 900-1200
Measurements: 6″x8″ (15cm x 20.3cm)
Ex Cosme Collection, St.Augustine, FL
Normal surface weathering, minute nicks in various spots, and nice earthen deposits. All is commensurate with age and the piece is generally excellent.
the Taíno peoples was intertwined with sacred concepts such as zemí, ceremony, and rulership. Zemí figures were used as stands, reliquaries, or personal adornment. Zemí (or cemí) is a term used by Taíno peoples, the diverse societies that inhabited the Antilles archipelago before European contact, that linguistically relates to a quality akin to sweetness. Zemí refers not to an object or image but to an immaterial, spiritual, and vital force pertaining to deities and ancestors.
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