CEREMONIAL SPOON The handle of this spoon takes... Lot 30

CEREMONIAL SPOON The handle of this spoon takes the shape of the deity Zemi, squatting, hands on knees. His deformed skull ends in a sugar loaf and finishes the end of the handle. This sacred representation accompanies the rituals of the shaman who carries out the cohoba ceremony in order to harmonize energies and favour men in dialogue with the gods and ancestors. Bones with an important burial patina. Taino culture, Dominican Republic, 800 - 1500 AD.C. H. 13 - l. 4 - Ep. 3 cm Provenance: Private collection since the years 1950-1960, France. Bibliography for a similar object: Exhibition catalogue "Taino, Pre-Columbian Art and Culture from the Caribbean", El Museo Del Barrio, New York, 25 September 1997 to 29 March 1998, The Monacelli Press, 1997, Fig. 117, Page 118.