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TAINO PRECOLUMBIAN SPECTACULAR SCEPTER

Currency:USD Category:Firearms & Military Start Price:180.00 USD Estimated At:700.00 - 900.00 USD
TAINO PRECOLUMBIAN SPECTACULAR SCEPTER
Taino. PreColumbian. Spectacular scepter with Anthropic form embellishing the top of the shaft. Just under the form a complex band of interlocking bird heads depicted as swirls surrounds the staff. This, no doubt belonged to a cacique who carried it as an emblem of authority. Made from a green-grey hard stone. Length 15.5”. Taino Culture 600-1500 AD. Dominican Republic. Private collection. Orlando, Fl. Curated by Larry Roberts author of “Taino Sculptures, Art of the Gods”. “Taino Hallucinogenic. Implements Inhaling the Cosmic Dust” and newly released “Taino Zemis and Other Heads of State, Rediscovering Caribbean Art”. BS. Archeology U of Fl and BA Art History U of Fl. This lot has a reserve.