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| Keywords: Taino - Zemi - Walters 20056.jpg 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 between 800 1500 basalt cm 12 1 16 5 accession number 2005 6 5839 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 Walters Art Museum from the Austen-Stokes Ancient Americas Foundation Gift of the Austen-Stokes Ancient Americas Foundation 2005 place of origin Caribbean Walters Art Museum license Pre-Columbian art in the Walters Art Museum Taíno artefacts Media contributed by the Walters Art Museum needs category review Fetishes religion | ||||
