Mammiform Idol, ("Zemi")

Object Details

Donor Name

Dr. J. Walter Fewkes

LEDGER AND CATALOG CARD SAY CAST SENT TO STOCKHOLM MUSEUM, SWEDEN, 1914.

Anthropomorphic black stone Three Pointer.

From card: "This stone is made of a black rock, probably basalt, highly polished on the surface, which was formerly covered with a black resinuous substance, traces of which are stil visible. The face occupies the area between the top of the conoidal projection and the eye. Eyes large. Mouth open. Ears shaped like the figure 6. The places of the ear ornament are indicated by depressions, which formerly contained either a nugget of gold or a piece of shell. On the area of the image corresponding to the back of the head there is an elaborate incised decoration consisting of circles, triangles, and other markings. The base is slightly rounded and rough. Found in Bayaman. Ex. Exhibit Hall 23 9-17-74. Cast - exchange - to Berlin Museum, 1905. 1 cast - Hartman Ex. Riksmuseum, Stockholm, July 3, 1914. 1 cast - Ex. San Diego 1914."

Three-pointed stone that features the stylized head of a zemi figure; made of a solid black stone.

Record Last Modified

26 Aug 2021

Specimen Count

1

Culture

Classic Taino

Accession Date

1904

Accession Number

041087

USNM Number

A220621-0

Object Type

Zemi

Place

Puerto Rico, United States, Caribbean

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Anthropology

NMNH - Anthropology Dept.

Topic

Archaeology

Record ID

nmnhanthropology_8053727

Metadata Usage (text)

CC0

GUID (Link to Original Record)

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