Birth of Anacaona P09118-P03891 or L (approx

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as hand-formed porcelain homes appear to float above the matching canvas

Perforated nappa leather with intricate laser-cut trim wraps the foot

each (4mm) for a total of

This hand-built coil and carved bowl features cutouts and is constructed from brown and black unglazed stoneware

Birth of Anacaona P09118-P03891 or L (approxThis piece is highly personal. It represents Anacaona the heroine of Quisqueya (the Taino name for present day Haiti and Dominican Republic). She captured the artist's imagination as a child. There is a sculpture of her on the base of a Columbus monument in Santo Domingo. She was a poetess and a rebel. Quisqueya was ruled by five Taino tribes. Her father, brother and her husband Caonabo were chieftains. He was a warrior and fought the Spaniards, but