Pre-Columbian Taino Stone Zemi Three-Pointed (Trigonolito)

Description: Pre-Columbian Taino Stone Zemi Three-Pointed (Trigonolito) Pre-Columbian (assumed) large three-pointed stone carving known as trigonolitos from the Taino culture. This one comes straight from Dominican Republic. This is a beast, weighing about 60 pounds and measuring 18 inches high, 16 inches long and about 10 inches wide. Shipping this will be an adventure so home pick-up in the NYC area is encouraged. Self-arranged shipping can be done or I can handle it for you at my cost plus materials (and maybe medical expenses for hernias and back issues!) Below is a further explanation on these curious carvings from the Metropolitan Museum of Art. "Portable-sized sculptures, known as three-pointed stones or trigonolitos, were described by the Spanish chroniclers as having a connection to yucca or cassava, a staple root crop in the Caribbean. Three-pointed stones come in various sizes, from handheld to quite heavy, and feature a diversity of imagery ranging from anthropomorphic and zoomorphic phone. They mainly come from the Greater Antilles, but examples have been found as far south in the windward islands as The Grenadines.Creative sculptural expression, both extractive and additive, for 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. There are several known zemí identities recorded by the Spanish, some of which have been linked to archaeological images." We have been selling on eBay for over 25 years and launched this ID as a separate business to compliment our website. Please feel free to ask any questions you may have. Priority Mail shipping in the US. Buyer pay actual shipping costs. Good luck with your bid! Gold standards in most countries are 10k, 14k, 18k and 22k. These are averages and while a piece may be marked 14k please be aware that the gold content itself could have a variance of up to 1.5k. This means something marked 14k could be in a range from 12.5k to 15.5k. This is especially true of vintage pieces as technology wasn?t as precise. With gemstones, we guarantee everything described as a diamond has been tested. With colored gemstones however, particularly when small secondary stones, we make our best efforts to be accurate in the description but there could be some variance as to what the stone is. Colored stones of nominal value and semi-precious stones can?t be accurately tested unless sent to an organization such as GIA. If you have any concerns about colored stones in a specific piece, please contact us before bidding.

Price: 2000 USD

Location: North Bergen, New Jersey

End Time: 2024-09-27T02:53:48.000Z

Shipping Cost: N/A USD