- 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) CEREMONIAL VOMIT
STICKTaino (c. 1000-1500 CE) Ceremonial Vomit stick. Full figure recumbent human with frog-like back legs and hands resting under chin, supporting head. The small size suggests...
[more like this] - TAINO (C. 1000-1500 CE) ANTHROPOMORPHIC
CACIQUE (CHIEF)...Taino (c. 1000-1500 CE) Anthropomorphic Full figure cacique (Chief), wearing a duck head headdress. Probably a clan figure. Cacique is posed as if sitting...
[more like this] - TAINO (C. 1000-1500 CE) ANTHROPIC COHOBA
INHALERTaino (c. 1000-1500 CE). Anthropic full figure Cohoba inhaler. Used to inhale the hallucinogen cohoba during specific ritual events. Typical eye and mouth surrounds....
[more like this] - TAINO (C. 1000-1500 CE) EFFIGYTaino
(c. 1000-1500 CE) Full figure anthropo-zoomorphic effigy. Closed eyes, head resting on front feet, extended ear-like ear ornaments, and recumbent position may be a canine...
[more like this] - TAINO (C. 1000-1500 CE) RHINOCEROS IGUANATaino
(c. 1000-1500 CE) fine full figure rhinoceros iguana. Head elevated skyward and feet curl in what appears to be a reverent position. Raised area on nose resembles a frog head...
[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) ANTHROPIC FEMALE
EFFIGYTaino (c. 1000-1500 CE) Anthropic full figure female effigy. This is probably an ancestral deity who formerly held an elite position in Taino society and revered later...
[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] - FINE TAINO CARVED STONE ZEMI FIGUREPre-Columbian,
Caribbean, Arawak People, Taino, ca. 15th century CE. A remarkable, hand-carved stone figure known as a zemi, presenting in an abstract, ovoid form. Gazing forward from bulging...
[more like this] - EXHIBITED TAINO WOOD ZEMI COHOBA STAND,
C-14 TESTEDPre-Columbian, Hispaniola, Greater Antilles Islands, Taino/ Arawak Indians, ca. 15th to early 16th century CE. Incredible! An exemplary wood zemi figure that served...
[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 HUMAN IN SKELETAL FORM. CIRCA
800–1500 AD.Made of Jasper. Long, thin arms and legs signify the transition from the human to the spiritual body through fasting and the consumption of hallucinogens. On...
[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] - TAINO PETALOID CELT WITH FULL ANTHROPIC
THEME.Deep set eyes, defined mouth and headband, all precisely carved. Pre-Columbian. Subject sits with hands on knees, looking forward with dilated eyes: all symbols of an...
[more like this] - TAINO RARE STONE GAMING BELT. EMBOSSED
RIDGE RUNSto one side. In addition, a dimensional full figure male holds his ankles and embossed designs dominate the opposite side. There is little agreement as to the function...
[more like this] - TAINO FROG ZEMI STAMP. A FULL FIGURE
FROG 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...
[more like this] - 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...
[more like this] - EXCEPTIONAL TAINO FULL FIGURED ANTHROPIC
COHOBAscoop. 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"....
[more like this] - EXCELLENT FULL FIGURE TAINO ANTHROPIC
SCULPTUREof deity or ancestor. Well defined eye and mouth surrounds, a Taino design element typical of South eastern Dominican Republic. Provenance: Larry Roberts Collection,...
[more like this] - TAINO INCISED ANTHROPIC FULL FIGURE
PETALOID AXform. Complex incising and well detailed. Purchased 1970s Miami Beach Antiques show. Length 9.9". Provenance: Larry Roberts Collection, author of Taino Hallucinogenic...
[more like this] - TAINO BELT OR COLLAR WITH FULL FIGURE
CARVED ONone side, probably a shaman/priest. A long "V" panel is carved on top of the belt. Though commonly called belts and collars, it is obvious they served another purpose....
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