- IMPORTANT TAINO MARBLE DUHO / CEREMONIAL
STOOLPre-Columbian, Caribbean area, perhaps Dominican Republic, Taino (Arawak) Indians, ca. 1000 to 1500 CE. What a find! A magnificent marble ceremonial stool known as a...
[more like this] - TAINO, CEREMONIAL BELT OR COLLAR WITH
A HUMANfigure draped over top, and hands holding a reptilian head. Broken in 3 places and restored. One break went through the face of the figure. Belts were named for their...
[more like this] - ALFREDO PINA (1883 - 1966): "HEAD OF
BACCHUS"patinated bronze, signed "A. Pina", with foundry seal "Cire Perdue AG Paris" 14 1/2 inches wide; 8 inches deep; 16 1/4 inches high Condition:...
[more like this] - TAINO ANCESTRAL HEAD. CIRCA 800–1500
AD. IT HAS Acomplex symbolism surrounding the head. There are embossed, eyes and mouth with protruding lips. A residual chin under the mouth gives dimension to the piece....
[more like this] - TAINO BIRDMAN ZEMI. CIRCA 800–1500
CE, THISextremely rare format of a bird head at one end and anthropic legs at the other, probably symbolize a shaman. Shaman were known as Birdmen for their spirits ability...
[more like this] - TAINO BIRD ZEMI. CIRCA 800–1500 AD.
MADE OFJasper. In this example, the bird head replaces the eight packs of the cone. Wings raise the sides. On the back protrusion an abstract face appears as in sized linear...
[more like this] - TAINO ANTHROPIC CEMI. CIRCA 800–1500
AD. MADE OFJasper. A spirit face is formed using the swirls on the sides for eyes, the vertebral column for nose, and the spread legs for a mouth. If inverted, an additional...
[more like this] - LARGE TAINO ZEMI. CIRCA 800–1500 AD.
IT PROBABLYdepicts. Yucahu. The standard characterization associated with this type of Zemi. The facial features and anterior legs are sharply sculpted. A headband with alternating...
[more like this] - SMALL TAINO VESSEL. CIRCA 800–1500
AD. THE VESSELis made from siliceous sandstone. It has two full figure, anthropic forms and an individual head. It was probably used for ritual consumption of a hallucinogen...
[more like this] - SMALL TAINO STONE VESSEL. CIRCA 800–1500
AD. ITfeatures two anthropic heads following the Taino belief in duality. Both heads are similar but different. One smiles the other does not. Nicely carved in precise, relief...
[more like this] - TAINO ZEMI. CIRCA 800–1500 AD. ZOOMORPHIC
TYPEfive Zemi head. Unusually long base protrusions extends from the back. The zoomorphic head appears to be in transition from human to frog or iguana form. Base is concave,...
[more like this] - TAINO FOE FIGURAL ACTS OF A FEMALE GODDESS.
CIRCA800–1500 AD. Possibly the goddess Atabey made from magnetite. It features Haitian designs that define this country's Taino motifs, including sunken eyes, long linear,...
[more like this] - EXCEPTIONAL TAINO, ANTHROPIC VESSEL.
CIRCA800-1500 AD. A masterpiece and technological skill. This finally carved head emerges from one side of the vessel, while legs and lower back shot from the opposite side....
[more like this] - ATTRIBUTED TO BARBINI MURANO GLASS BLOCK
WITH HORSE HEADAttributed to Alfredo Barbini, clear glass block showcasing a gilt and black horse head on the inside. Measures 12"H x 8.75"W x 3"D....
[more like this] - 3 LLADRO FIGURINES: To include 1) ANGELA
#5211 Jose Puche sculptor issued 1984 retired 2002 approx. 8 3/4''h. including parasol; 2) ORIENTAL GIRL #4840 Vincente Martinez sculptor issued 1973 retired 1997 7 1/2''h.;...
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