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TAINO PRECOLUMBIAN BIRD MEDALLION CARVING

Currency:USD Category:Firearms & Military Start Price:130.00 USD Estimated At:500.00 - 700.00 USD
TAINO PRECOLUMBIAN BIRD MEDALLION CARVING
Taino. PreColumbian. A substantial bird medallion with long legs curled up next to the wings and bracing the beak. The beak is a second bird head. Fully engraved with support holes captured in swirls. Granitoid stone. Length 5.2” width 5.9” from the estate of Jack Nickleson former Art professor at the University of Florida. 2017 to Private collection. Taino Culture c600-1500 AD Greater Antilles probably the Dominican Republic. 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.