TAINO (C. 1000-1500 CE) ANTHROPIC COHOBAINHALERTaino (c. 1000-1500 CE). Anthropic full figure Cohoba inhaler. Used to inhale the hallucinogen cohoba during specific ritual events. Typical eye and mouth surrounds....
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TAINO (C. 1000-1500 CE) FULL FIGURECOHOBA 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...
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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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RARE TAINO STONE ZEMI STAMP W/ LINEARGLYPHSPre-Columbian, Caribbean, Dominican Republic, Taino, ca. 15th century CE. This is a remarkable hand-carved zemi figural stamp made from a creamy white quartzite stone...
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FINE TAINO STONE AXE W/ ZEMI FACEPre-Columbian,Caribbean, Dominican Republic, Taino, ca. 15th century CE. This is an amazing and fine polished stone effigy axe featuring an abstract zoomorphic or anthropomorphic zemi figure...
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IMPORTANT TAINO GREENSTONE TRANSFORMATIONALNUDE FIGURE...Pre-Columbian, Caribbean / Florida, Arawak People, Taino, ca. 15th century CE. A marvelous greenstone zemi figure of a nude male experiencing the transformational...
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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...
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SUPERB & IMPORTANT TAINO CORAL ZEMIFACEPre-Columbian, Caribbean, Taino, ca. 1000 to 1500 CE. A stunning and scarce life-sized face of a zemi (sometimes cemi) carved from a single piece of coral! The forward-facing...
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TAINO COHOBA INHALER. CIRCA 800–1500CE. ORNATEfully formed anthropic cohoba or yopo inhaler. Type three. Beautifully rendered eyes and a smiling mouth with a full set of teeth. The top port has been flared to...
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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 ANTHROPIC COHOBA STAND. CIRCA800-1500 CE.This piece represents either a cohoba stand or was used for personal intake where a larger communal stand was not feasible. Well, carved in three dimensions with...
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TAINO COHOBA INHALER. CIRCA 800–1500AD. THEinhaler has an anthropic deistic design with a broad smile. The figure's legs are up resting on the intake portal reiterating the absorption of the gods spiritual essence...
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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, SMALL FIGURAL STONE LIME VESSELWITHanthropic head on front, and legs on opposite side. Pre-Columbian. The bowl is ovate. Possibly contained lime to mix with cohoba. Lime helped to neutralize digestive stomach...
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TAINO STONE COHOBA INHALER USED TO INGESTTHEHALLUCINOGEN 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....
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TAINO ANTHROPIC COHOBA VESSEL. HEADAT ONE ENDand back legs on opposite side and feet turned under. Sits on 4 knob feet. Silicified sandstone. 3" high, 5 1/4" wide, 2 1/4" deep. From the Taino culture of the...
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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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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 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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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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