Ca. 600-1550 AD. Dominican Republic. Subject has a long relief carved body with the hands resting on the front rim and the feet on the back edge. The base is hollowed out to form an ovate bowl. The head is disproportionately large with finely carved smiling face. Made of magnetite. 2 3/4″ high x 9 3/4″ wide x 4″ deep. Provenance: Estate of Dr. Robert Woodruff. Former president of Entomology at the University Florida. Woodruff studied insects in the Dominican Republic for 40 years. While there, he collected Taino art, amber and Larimar. Condition consistent with age and use.
