Shield With Owl Figure
Moche artist(s) · 500–800 CE
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Medieval · № 053
Zemi Cohoba Stand
Taíno artist(s) · ca. 1000 CE
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Zemi Cohoba Stand
- Maker
- Taíno artist(s)
- Date
- ca. 1000 CE
- Place
- Americas and Oceania
- Material
- Guaiacum wood, shell
- Dimensions
- H. 27 x W. 8 5/8 x D. 9 1/8 in. (68.5 x 21.9 x 23.2cm)
- Current collection
- Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
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Made around 1000 CE from guaiacum wood with shell inlay, this figure functions as a stand. Its dense wood and supporting form are central to how the object was made and used.
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- Maker
- Taíno artist(s)
- Date
- ca. 1000 CE
- Place
- Americas and Oceania
- Material
- Guaiacum wood, shell
- Dimensions
- H. 27 x W. 8 5/8 x D. 9 1/8 in. (68.5 x 21.9 x 23.2cm)
- Current collection
- Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
- Source
- The Met ↗
- Rights
- CC0 1.0
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