Three Taino Stone Trigonolitos
Sale 910 - Antiquities & Ethnographic Art
Nov 18, 2021
10:00AM CT
Live / Chicago
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Estimate
$3,000 -
5,000
Price Realized
$3,750
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Lot Description
Three Taino Stone Trigonolitos
Dominican Republic, Circa 15th-17th Century A.D.
Tallest: 6 3/4 inches (17 cm).
Property from Susan Piser, Chicago, Illinois
Provenance:
Edward H. Merrin Gallery, New York, where acquired in the 1980s or early 1990s.
(Accompanied by a signed statement from owner)
Note:
For nearly identical trigonolitos, see J. Kerchache, L'Art des sculpteurs Taïnos - Chefs d'oeuvres des grandes Antilles Précolombienness (Exhibition Catalogue), Musee du Petit Palais, 1994, pg.187-191.
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