Description:

Pre-Columbian, Caribbean, Taino, ca. 1000 to 1500 CE. A nearly perfectly spherical wooden ball created by the Taino peoples, perhaps for use in a game or as a ceremonial object. Ball-courts have been found in parts of Puerto Rico and the Dominican Republic, where the Mesoamerican ballgame, batu, was played with a rubber ball - a wood ball may have been part of a different game or activity. Size: 3" L (7.6 cm); 3.5" H (8.9 cm) on included custom stand.

Provenance: private Hawaii, USA collection, 1995 to 2010; ex-Bob Dowling collection, San Francisco, California, USA acquired 1990 to 2010

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#108741

  • Condition: Intact with expected age cracks but remarkable in any condition!

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