Dominican Republic, Taino ceramic rose-orange bowl with Anthropomorphic Head Adornos
This is a particularly well-crafted ceramic vessel, fired at high temperatures. The two Adorno heads at either end clearly represent a zoomorphic bat, indicated by the winged shoulders at the rim.
Period: Dominican Republic, Taino, c. AD 1000 - 1500
Media: Ceramic
Dimensions: Width: 7 1/2"x Height: 3 3/4"
Condition: Very good. One Adorno was broken at the neck and re-attached. All parts original.
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Dominican Republic, Taino Large Ceramic Vessel with Winged Bats
Large feasting bowl. The Taino and their predecessors held large festivals in the plazas of their communities, in which singing, dancing and ballgames could last for days. Part social and part ritual, shamans and chiefs would go into trances to communicate with spirits and ancestors during festivals. The bat is a common motif in Taino art and symbolized spirits and ancestors in the otherworld. This particular type of vessel is found in the Dominican Republic. A similar vessel with flaring winged bats from the collection of the Fundacion Garcia Arevalo is illustrated in "El murcielago y la lechuza en la cultura taina" (1988: 8).
Period: Dominican Republic, Taino, Classic Period, circa AD1000-1500
Media: Ceramic
Dimensions: Height: 5" x Diameter: 11" inches
$7,500
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