TAINO (C. 1000-1500 CE) PIPE W. SKELETALTRANSFORMATION...Taino (c. 1000-1500 CE) Pipe w. Skeletal Transformation. A transforming skeletal figure embraces the bowl. Appears to be a human to frog metamorphosis. Two...
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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...
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TAINO (C. 1000-1500 CE) ANTHROPIC FIGURETaino(c. 1000-1500 CE) Nicely conceived male Anthropic figure. Not a pendant. Males are not as frequently depicted in TAINO art. The discrepancy points to a female based religious...
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TAINO (C. 1000-1500 CE) ANTHROPOMORPHICCACIQUE (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...
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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 (C. 1000-1500 CE) ANTHROPIC FEMALEEFFIGYTaino (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...
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TAINO STONE ZEMI W/ TRANSFORMATION FIGUREPre-Columbian,Hispaniola, Greater Antilles Islands, Taino / Arawak Indians, ca. 1000 to 1500 CE. Among the only items specifically referenced by Spanish chroniclers of the 15th century,...
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FINE TAINO / ARAWAK STONE ZEMI FIGUREPre-Columbian,Caribbean, Taino culture, Arawak People, ca. 15th century CE. A superb hand-carved stone figural effigy in ovoid form presenting a highly stylized figure known as a zemi....
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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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REMARKABLE TAINO STONE ZEMI FIGURE HOLDINGWEAPONPre-Columbian, Caribbean/Florida, Arawak People, Taino, ca. 15th century CE. A fascinating stone carving of a stylized figure known as a zemi, presenting an ovoid form....
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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...
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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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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...
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TAINO, AN EXCELLENT EXAMPLE OF A TAINOCOHOBAsnuffer depicting a seated birdman (shaman) supported by a zoomorphic figure running down back. The secondary figure's back legs become the shaman's arms and front legs....
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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 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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TAINO HUMAN IN SKELETAL FORM. CIRCA800–1500 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...
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TAINO FIGURAL ANTHROPIC AX. CIRCA 800–1500AD. AXfeatures embossed body identified as Boinael the son of the gray serpent. He is identified by the crying eyes indicated by the vertical lines running from the eyes....
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SMALL TAINO VESSEL. CIRCA 800–1500AD. 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...
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TAINO FOE FIGURAL ACTS OF A FEMALE GODDESS.CIRCA800–1500 AD. Possibly the goddess Atabey made from magnetite. It features Haitian designs that define this country's Taino motifs, including sunken eyes, long linear,...
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TAINO FIGURAL MONOLITHIC AXE. CIRCA800–1500 AD.E. Pre-Columbian. an impressive stone ax, featuring tribal, elite or an ancestor. The figure sits with hands on knee. Looking forward with around dilated eyes....
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TAINO FIGURAL PUBERTY FID WITH ANTHROPICHEAD.Pre-Columbian. Fids may have been used on young girls after their first period to make them "accessible" to male advances. Shell. 6 1/4" long. Dominican Republic. Provenance:...
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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 PETALOID CELT WITH FULL ANTHROPICTHEME.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...
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TAINO GAMING BELT OR COLLAR WITH EMBOSSEDFACEand 2 scalloped panels just below the figure. Pre-Columbian. Complete belts this size are rare. It was originally believed that the belts were worn during ball games similar...
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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 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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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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EXCELLENT FULL FIGURE TAINO ANTHROPICSCULPTUREof deity or ancestor. Well defined eye and mouth surrounds, a Taino design element typical of South eastern Dominican Republic. Provenance: Larry Roberts Collection,...
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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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TAINO BELT OR COLLAR WITH FULL FIGURECARVED 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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