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Zemi   (Wikidata search (Cirrus search) Wikidata query (SPARQL)  Create new Wikidata item based on this file)
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Taino
Title
Zemi
Description
English: Taino art centered on cult objects associated with the veneration of "zemis"-revered deities, ancestors, or landscape spirits. The term also refers to the idols and fetishes that were believed to be inhabited by powerful spirits. Large, cadaverous stone heads are thought to represent the deity Maquetaurie Guayaba, lord of the Land of the Dead. "Zemis" were kept in the home or in sanctuaries where they were honored with food and gifts.
Date between 800 and 1500
Medium basalt
medium QS:P186,Q43338
Dimensions 12.1 × 16.5 cm (4.7 × 6.4 in)
institution QS:P195,Q210081
Accession number
2005.6
Place of creation Caribbean
Object history
  • Estate of Alex Gordon, New York City
  • Howard S. Rose Gallery, New York City, Pre-Columbian and Tribal Art Auction 29, December 8, 2004, lot 155, ID 1365-64
  • Mr. John A. Stokes, Jr., December 8, 2004, by purchase
  • 2005: given to Walters Art Museum
    [from the Austen-Stokes Ancient Americas Foundation]
Credit line Gift of the Austen-Stokes Ancient Americas Foundation, 2005
Source Walters Art Museum: Home page  Info about artwork
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