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08 July 2022 - 14:00 (CEST) -
2801 W. Airport Freeway - 75261-4127 Dallas
This crouching male spiritual figure, known as a "Zemí", is closely linked to the spirituality, ceremonies and political power of the Taino people of the Arawak language group in the Greater Antilles.
Dominican Republic, Taino people, cohoba zemí reliquary, c. 1487, guayacan, height 45 cm/17.72 in. Estimate: $60,000/80,000
Dominican Republic, Taino people, cohoba zemí reliquary, c. 1487, guayacan, height 45 cm/17.72 in. Estimate: $60,000/80,000
Spanish accounts best described how Zemí reliquaries were used during ceremonies. A hallucinogenic powder or ground paste called cohoba was put on the round platform atop…
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