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Figura de divindade

ca. 1000 CE
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 360
Vários séculos antes da chegada dos espanhóis nas ilhas do Caribe (final do século XV), os povos tainos que habitavam as Antilhas Maiores criaram obras de arte originais para usos rituais, incluindo entre elas várias figuras de diversos tamanhos e materiais—madeira, argila, pedra, conchas e ossos—cujo poderoso imaginário muitas vezes enfatiza os olhos e a boca. Esta impressionante figura de um homem magro agachado e com as mãos nos joelhos é um zemí (ídolo). Os Zemís, objetos de culto mais importantes na sociedade taina, eram utilizados nas cerimônias nas quais se inalava cohoba, um tipo de rapé alucinógeno.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Título: Figura de divindade
  • Data: Século X–início do século XI
  • Geografia: República Dominicana (?)
  • Cultura: Taino
  • Meio: Madeira de guaican, concha
  • Dimensões: 68,5 cm de altura
  • Linha de créditos: Coleção Comemorativa Michael C. Rockefeller, legado de Nelson A. Rockefeller, 1979
  • Número de acesso: 1979.206.380
  • Curatorial Department: The Michael C. Rockefeller Wing

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