C. ROBERT PERRIN WATERCOLOR ON PAPER"SAILING IN THE CA...C. Robert Perrin (American 1915-1999) Watercolor on Paper "Sailing in the Caribbean" , depicting a portrait of a sailboat on calm waters, two seagulls...
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1960S WILLIAM DRAPER EN PLEIN AIR WATERCOLORS(3)William Franklin Draper (American, 1912-2003). Three watercolors on paper, ca. 1960s. A lovely trio of watercolor paintings by William Draper. One is set in the American...
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IMPORTANT TAINO MARBLE DUHO / CEREMONIALSTOOLPre-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...
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THOMAS JEFFERYS, CARIBBEAN, CENTRALAMERICAN MAP Thomas Jefferys (British, died 1771). "An Index Map to the Following Sixteen Sheets Being a Compleat Chart of the West Indies" -1775, engraving with hand coloring...
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ROBERT DE VAUGONDY, MAP OF CARIBBEAN,C. 1780 Robert de Vaugondy (French, 1686-1766). "Partie de la Mer du Nord...." -circa 1780, engraving with hand coloring....
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EPHEMERA: ERNEST HEMMINGWAY SIGNED MENUAND ROBERT ACOSTA SIGNED SHEET MUSIC, DETAILS INCLUDE: LA FLORIDA BAR RESTAURANT MENU INSCRI...EPHEMERA: Ernest Hemmingway signed menu and Robert Acosta signed sheet music,...
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LARGE TAINO AX. CIRCA 800–1500 AD.FROM THEDominican Republic made of diorite. Most stone axes from the Caribbean islands show little wear and use it is believed that axes were a form of currency. The practice...
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ROBERT FULLER JACKSON, AMERICAN (1875-1940),"CORAL STONE STEPS, BERMUDA", 1920, WATERCOLOR ON PAPER, 14 X 19 INCHES (SIGHT)ROBERT FULLER JACKSON, American, (1875-1940) "Coral Stone Steps, Bermuda", 1920, watercolor...
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RARE TAINO ANTHROPIC SHELL PURGING SPATULA.Vomitsticks are traditionally made of manatee ribs or wood. Figure appears to be sitting with hands on knees, looking forward. A typical pose for a shaman in a yopo trance. Nice...
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TAINO FROG ZEMI STAMP. A FULL FIGUREFROG RESTSon top of a beautifully mottled, translucent marble. A large abstract face covers the base. Length 3.74". Provenance: Larry Roberts collection, author of Taino Hallucinogenic...
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BEAUTIFUL TAINO FULL FIGURE BIRD MAN(SHAMAN)cohoba inhaler. Inhalers were used to snuff the Hallucinogenic drug cohoba yopo. Secondary head on beak. Extended arms and bifurcated legs. A ban of alternating triangle...
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TAINO ANTHROPIC STONE FIGURE. UNUSUALBODY WITH 2sets of legs. The face's mouth has lips with a linear smile underneath, so 2 mouths as well. Unique imagery. Ribs are incised on each side. Made of a silicate hard...
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TAINO ANTHROPIC PENDANT. PROBABLY DEPICTINGAtabey,goddess of fertility and sacred frog mother. Frog head brow line. Birthing bulge forms nose for "spirit form". Arms up and spread legs are symbols of birthing among the Taino....
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TAINO COHOBA INHALER WITH TWO EXTENDEDHEADS.Fully Incised with bands of symbolic graphs. Used for the consumption of the Hallucinogen cohoba. Made from a very translucent marble typically found on the Samana Peninsula...
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TAINO TYPE 1 HEART FACED ZEMI. LARGEROUND EYES,raised brow ridge and open mouth convey surprise. Made from a turquoise colored rhyolite. Length 3.5" a metal museum mount is included. Provenance: Purchased from...
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TAINO VOMIT SPATULA OR PURGING STICK.IMPRESSIVEcurvilinear design shaped to accommodate the throat. A frog crouches at top and two swirls decorate upper shaft. The top area is gently worn from ceremonial use...
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TAINO SHAMAN'S SKULL RECOGNIZED BY BATNOSE. HIGHcheek bones and gracious dental display accentuates the skeletal persona. An owl head symbol is engraved on forehead reiterating the shaman theme. Length 5.16" Made...
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HIGHLY DESIRABLE TAINO ZEMI OR TRIFORM.THE FACEof the cone depicts Yucahu, the Taino's primary fertility and planting god, a recognized Taino design motif. The back of the cone is incised with an array of complex...
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TAINO SHAMAN OR SHAMAN/PRIEST IN REVERENTkneelingposition. Hands on knees and with an attentive face. Nose and mouth create a secondary face, probably a dog as they occur frequently in this format. Free standing. Magnetite...
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TAINO MANATEE BONE PESTLE FORM FEATURINGanthropomorphicfigure on top. Two symbolic bands are engraved around shaft. Manatees were the only large animals in the Antilles and a primary source of protein and carving media. Length...
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INCISED TAINO GAMING BALL. FULLY INCISEDWITH Acomplex geometric pattern of circles surrounding 4 triangulate designs that symbolize the world's quadrants or 4 corners, I.e. N. S. E. and W. Provenance: Private Florida...
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EXCEPTIONAL TAINO FULL FIGURED ANTHROPICCOHOBAscoop. Figure represents a cohoba stand and sits in a meditative drug induced trance. On reverse are long concentric circle symbols. Made of Lignum vitae. Length 12.5"....
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TAINO INCISED ANTHROPIC FULL FIGUREPETALOID AXform. Complex incising and well detailed. Purchased 1970s Miami Beach Antiques show. Length 9.9". Provenance: Larry Roberts Collection, author of Taino Hallucinogenic...
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A French West Indies Carved Amaranthand Mahogany Grand Armoire c. 1800 and later probably Martinique molded cornice above two shaped paneled doors well articulated scalloped skirt on cabriole legs with scrolled...
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18th century map of the Americas, Plate3 of "Ocean Atlantique et Mers Adjacentes en Quatre Feuilles…" by Robert Sayer, showing southeastern North America, the Gulf of Mexico, the Caribbean Islands,...
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