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PRE-COLUMBIAN ARTIFACT 1200-1500 AD TAINO ZEMI FIGURE--VERY RARE
PRE-COLUMBIAN ARTIFACT 1200-1500 AD TAINO ZEMI FIGURE--VERY RARE
PRE-COLUMBIAN ARTIFACT 1200-1500 AD TAINO ZEMI FIGURE--VERY RARE
PRE-COLUMBIAN ARTIFACT 1200-1500 AD TAINO ZEMI FIGURE--VERY RARE
PRE-COLUMBIAN ARTIFACT 1200-1500 AD TAINO ZEMI FIGURE--VERY RARE
PRE-COLUMBIAN ARTIFACT 1200-1500 AD TAINO ZEMI FIGURE--VERY RARE
PRE-COLUMBIAN ARTIFACT 1200-1500 AD TAINO ZEMI FIGURE--VERY RARE
PRE-COLUMBIAN ARTIFACT 1200-1500 AD TAINO ZEMI FIGURE--VERY RARE

PRE-COLUMBIAN ARTIFACT 1200-1500 AD TAINO ZEMI FIGURE--VERY RARE

$ 369.6

Availability: 100 in stock
  • Country/Region of Manufacture: Peru
  • Condition: Used
  • All returns accepted: ReturnsNotAccepted

    Description

    Pre-Columbian Taino Stone Zemi (God). Macorix Stone, carved in whale bone or
    ceramic fossilized shell's like (not sure), 1200 to 1500 AD, scarce design, well-articulated.
    Weight: 2 lbs.
    Size: 10.5" X 5.5" X 2.5"
    Condition: Very good.
    The Tainos believed in the existence of many deities, immortals living in heaven. The most important was Yocahú, the creator of all things and his mother Atabei or Atabeira. In addition to the mythical gods worshiped ancestors also believe that they became, once dead, in protective spirits called "zemis". In fact, several of these protective spirits were caciques. Statues of various sizes This "zemis" made ​​of stone/ceramic, it's considered among the best examples of pre-
    Columbian
    sculpture in the New World.