TAINO (C. 1000-1500 CE) BIRD SNUFFINGVESSELTaino (c. 1000-1500 CE) Bird Snuffing Vessel. Cohoba was placed in the cavity in the center and snuffed through a connecting tube at the tail end. Birds were shaman...
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TAINO BASALT BIRD MAN PENDANTTaino.Very large basalt bird man pendant. Birdmen were shaman leaders who lead through drug induced seances and force of personality. The size of this piece suggests it was worn...
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TAINO MARBLE COHOBA INHALERTaino FullFigure Marble Cohoba Inhaler. Cohoba was the botanical drug used in Hallucinogenic rituals. This piece features a bird-like face. Birds were the shamans ally carrying his...
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TAINO COHOBA STAND OF A CHIEF (CACIQUE)SITTINGwith hands on knees. Nicely carved with well rendered facial features. The top of the head is concave, suggesting a snuffing platform designed to hold the hallucinogen....
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TAINO BIRTHING ZEMI. THE DOMINANT HUMAN-LIKEfigureappears to be giving birth to a bird man pushing his way out of the womb. As such is probably a fertility figure. A dog head nose appears on the larger head. The stone is...
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TAINO, A REMARKABLE 3 DIMENSIONAL BIRDMAN(shaman). He is in transition from human to bird alter ego. Birds were shamans' allies and aided them in their cosmic quests. Eyes are pierced and connect to a tube drilled...
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TAINO ZEMI WITH LARGE EYES AND CLENCHEDTEETH. Alarge headband unites the ear spools. Two double beak, bird head symbols are engraved on the back of the cone. Made from a beautiful golden-pink colored jasper. 5...
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(2) TAINO PENDANTS. TO INCLUDE: BIRDPENDANT WITHengraved bird head symbols, serpentine, 2.68" long. Also an anthropic pendant holding a medallion, swollen vagina suggests this was made to promote fertility....
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TAINO, ZOOMORPHIC RELIEF CARVED FIGUREOF A BIRD.Head is turned backwards. Pierced at elbows and hips. A water symbol is carved between the ankles at the back of the legs. Base is a group of icons including swirls...
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TAINO, INVERTED BIRD 3 DIMENSIONAL MANAX. A BANDof interlocking bird head symbols circle axe. Made of magnetite with a positive field. 7" long. Dominican Republic, from a private Miami collection....
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TAINO SCULPTURE Anthropomorphic BirdmanTransition Sculpture, in black hematite, quite heavy. A bird form, the long legs and toes indicate human intent. Shaman were called bird-men for their ability to travel the...
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TAINO RITUAL BIRDMAN PESTLE. CIRCA 800–1500CE.Made from diorite stone. The figure is reclining and in three dimensional form. It was used to crush hallucinogenic cohoba, or yopo seeds or wild tobacco that was mixed...
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TAINO BIRDMAN ZEMI. CIRCA 800–1500CE, 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...
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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...
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ELABORATE TAINO 2 HEADED SHAMAN'S BOWL,POSSIBLYfor ceremonial consumption of the hallucinogen cohoba. 6 1/2" long. Pre-Columbian. The paired heads reference duality, the cosmological belief of pair opposites. Both...
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TAINO DEITY WITH WIDE GRIN AND PRONOUNCEDNOSE,typical features of the Taino clown god. Pre-Columbian. Bird heads brace the nose. Relief carved headband with bird head symbols which terminate into ear ornaments. Made...
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TAINO NECKLACE, SHELL MEDALLION, 3 GOLDDANGLESand gold side supports were all found together. The shell beads were later additions and are not old. It was constructed as original Dominican Republic owner said it...
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TAINO ZEMI TYPE 2, EXAGGERATED NOSEIS DIFFERENTfrom the typical Yucahu format. This piece appears to be formulating and the bird head ear ornaments are quite large for the size of the Zemi. Nevertheless, it...
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TAINO PORTRAIT OF ANCESTOR FACE WITHA DISTENDEDtop and bottom. Large ear spools brace the head. A bird head headband crests the top of the forehead. Made of andesite. Approx. 1 1/2" high, 6 1/4" long, 3 1/2"...
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TAINO, LARGE CEREMONIAL COHOBA BOWLUSED FORcommunal consumption. Two anthropic half forms decorate each end of the bowl. Thin arms reach to the corners of the mouths. The bowls edges are incised with complex...
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TAINO CEREMONIAL BOWL, TWO FULL ANTHROPICFIGURESgrace the edge interspersed with bands of interlocking bird heads. Rests on 4 nubby feet. Made of pecked diorite-like stone. 3 1/4" high, 6 3/4" wide, 6 3/4" deep....
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TAINO STONE DUHO, SIZE SUGGESTS THISWAS LIKELYused by a child or a woman of the caciques elite inner circle. Large headband joins substantial ear ornaments. Interlocking bird heads are engraved on the forehead...
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TAINO ZEMI, TYPE 3, SUBSTANTIAL IGUANA-ZOOMORPHZemiexhibiting a stitch-like jaw line that may symbolize teeth. Huge bird head ear spools are engraved on either side of the head. The head points skyward as typically seen in...
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TAINO ZEMI TYPE 2, UNUSUAL ZEMI WITHEXCEEDINGLYlong projections, possibly some form of prototype. Exhibiting a powerfully portrayed face with huge gaping mouth, deep set eyes and turned up hawk-like nose. The...
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TAINO ZEMI, TYPE 2, RARE MONUMENTALLIGNUM VITAEZemi with typical Yucahu design, represented by wide mouth and Rayban type eyes. A band of alternating triangle arches across back projection. Cone is incised...
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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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AN INCREDIBLE TAINO ANTHROPIC AXE WITHDUCK HEADear ornaments and dog face (nose/mouth combination). Made of Metabasalt. Head band, brow, and neck band all incorporate interlocking bird heads, Taino symbols for...
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EXCEPTIONALLY LARGE TAINO LIGNUM VITAEDUHO, LOWbench, featuring a reptilian form, possibly an iguana. Thought to be the largest wooden Taino artifact known. The head is complex with the initial face braced by...
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