PRE COLUMBIAN TAINO CACIQUE OR SHAMAN FIGURE

Taino. Reverent cacique (chief) or shaman/priest with 2 bodies. The initial body has subject’s hands on knees. The legs are accentuated by symbolic icons running from the hips to the knees. Vertebrae defined by 4 extended knobs. A second skeletal full figure surrounds the head of the primary cacique and adapts the face to complete form. Magnetite. Originally from Hispaniola. Acquired from the estate of Pre-Columbian art dealer Robert Fulling 1982. Larry Roberts Collection, Author of “Taino Sculpture Art of Gods” and "Taino Hallucinogenic Implements Inhaling the Cosmic Dust." About 8 3/4 X 6 inches. This lot has a reserve.