- TAINO (C. 1000-1500 CE) PUBERTY FIDTaino
(c. 1000-1500 CE) Puberty Fid. ξKneeling full figure fertility deity. Puberty fids were used by many pre-Columbian cultures to make young maidens accessible to males at...
[more like this] - TAINO (C. 1000-1500 CE) LARGE MARBLE
ANTHROPIC CEMIA Large Marble Anthropic Cemi. Hands pushing belly and female notation suggests this is Atabey. It was likely held during a specific ritual that beckoned Atabey,...
[more like this] - TAINO (C. 1000-1500 CE) FERTILITY FIDTaino
(c. 1000-1500 CE) Fertility fid with face. These were typically used to deflower young maidens after their first menstruation. However the size of this piece may suggest it...
[more like this] - TAINO (C. 1000-1500 CE) PENDANTTaino
(c. 1000-1500 CE). Impressive marble pendant. Hands pushing belly, vaginal slit and frog head brow suggests the primary goddess of fertility Atabey (frog mother). Typical...
[more like this] - TAINO (C. 1000-1500 CE) WOODEN ZEMI
(LIGNUM VITAE)Taino (c. 1000-1500 CE) Wooden Zemi made of Lignum Vitae. This wood is related to the creosote tree and is bug and decay resistant. Therefore the Greater Antilles...
[more like this] - TAINO (C. 1000-1500 CE) FULL FIGURE
COHOBA INHALERTaino (c. 1000-1500 CE) Full figure Cohoba inhaler. Type 2. Subject is female and pushing stomach possibly depicting Atabey goddess of fertility or one of the...
[more like this] - TAINO (C. 1000-1500 CE) VOMIT STICKTaino
(c. 1000-1500 CE). An elegant Woodpecker carved on vomit stick made from lignum vitae. Vomit sticks or purging spatulas were used prior to ingesting cohoba to rid the body...
[more like this] - TAINO (C. 1000-1500 CE) RARE STONE ANTHROPIC
COHOBA STA...Taino (c. 1000-1500 CE) An Exceedingly Rare Stone Anthropic Cohoba Stand. The large eyes and gaping mouth attributed to the supreme male god of fertility, Yucahu....
[more like this] - PRE-COLUMBIAN TAINO DUHO RITUAL WOODEN
SEATPre-Columbian Taino Duho Ritual Wood Seat. Possibly depicting the fertility goddess Atabey. Provenance: Collection of Allan Stone, New York. Size: 25'' x 8'' x 14.5''...
[more like this] - TAINO BASALT LIKE STONE SCULPTURETaino.
Basalt like stone snake with human head. Snakes were metaphors for caves, the place or origin for Taino ancestors. They also represented rivers and clouds sources of water...
[more like this] - TAINO MARBLE COHOBA INHALERTaino Full
Figure 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...
[more like this] - TAINO RHYOLITE CEREMONIAL SCEPTER W/
CACIQUE FIGUREPre-Columbian, Hispaniola, Greater Antilles Islands, Taino/ Arawak Indians, ca. 1200 to 1500 CE. An exceptionally rare rhyolite ceremonial scepter depicting...
[more like this] - TAINO BIRTHING ZEMI. THE DOMINANT HUMAN-LIKEfigure
appears 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...
[more like this] - (2) TAINO PENDANTS. TO INCLUDE: BIRD
PENDANT WITHengraved bird head symbols, serpentine, 2.68" long. Also an anthropic pendant holding a medallion, swollen vagina suggests this was made to promote fertility....
[more like this] - TAINO SCULPTURE Magnificent Yucahu Head
in serpentine, a fertility symbol that carried the oni or soul of ancestors, in typical form having the face turned skyward, with headdress, northern Antilles, Dominican Republic,...
[more like this] - TAINO SCULPTURE Magnificent Yucahu Head
in serpentine, a fertility symbol that carried the oni or soul of ancestors, in typical form having the face turned skyward, with headdress, northern Antilles, Dominican Republic,...
[more like this] - TAINO PHALLIC FERTILITY FORM WITH ANTHROPIC
HEAD.Face is relief carved on extension. Pre-Columbian. Quite unusual. Made from a fine grained hardstone and quite heavy for its size. 10 3/4" long. Dominican Republic. Provenance:...
[more like this] - TAINO SMALL ZEMI OF YUCAHU, PRIMARY
MALE GOD OFplanting, fertility, and water. Pre-Columbian. Huge ear ornaments. Pronounced brow ridge defines eyes. The mouth has the typical surrounds. Base is polished and...
[more like this] - TAINO STONE COHOBA INHALER USED TO INGEST
THEHALLUCINOGEN COHOBA. FROG LIKE FIGURE WITH MASK OR FACE ON VERSO. FROGS WERE SYMBOLS OF FERTILITY, ABUNDANCE AND RAIN. 5" LONG. 1,000 - 1,500 A.D....
[more like this] - 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....
[more like this] - 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...
[more like this] - A FINE TAINO DOUBLE ENDED FERTILITY
FID USED TOmake young women accessible after first menstrual cycle. A skeletal anthropomorph transitioning into a lizard-like creature rests on top. Excessively long arm and...
[more like this] - AN INCREDIBLE TAINO ANTHROPIC AXE WITH
DUCK 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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