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TAINO PRECOLUMBIAN ABSTRACT SPIRIT CARVING

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TAINO PRECOLUMBIAN ABSTRACT SPIRIT CARVING
Taino. PreColumbian. Bazaar Abstract spirit or memory being. Pieces like this were made after hallucinogenic visions. Bone was easily carved and could capture the vision while fresh. Here we have a supernatural being with excessively broad head and peculiar body form. The almost residual legs become another face. The vaginal slit denoting gender. This was made from the back of a manatees skull. Manatee were the Taino’s primary source of protein. Length 4.1 inches. Taino Culture c.600-1500AD. Greater Antilles. Private collection. This lot has a reserve.