TAINO (C. 1000-1500 CE) FINE TWO HEADEDPENDANTAn Extraordinarily Fine Two Headed Pendant, Carved Serpentine Stone. Ghost figures were often incorporated into heads and other parts of a figure's form adding further...
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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 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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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 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, 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, LARGE FIGURAL ANCESTRAL OR CACIQUEAX. THEax form has origins in the Olmec mother culture and was widely used among the Taino. Polished petaloid celts were considered as currency as they were frequently found...
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TAINO SCULPTURE Zemi Figure in serpentine,depicting a seated cacique of skeletal Shaman praying, in green stone, with headband, prominent spine, 6 3/4" x 4" x 2 1/2". Well worn, with fine patina....
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TAINO SCULPTURE Serpentine Zemi Figure,depicting a grinder with stargazer Cemi, in black stone, 4 3/4" x 4 1/4" x 2 1/4". Well worn, with fine patina....
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TAINO CARVED STONE CROUCHING FIGURE,ROUGH TEXTURE Anthropomorphic squatting monkey figure, with downturned hands at belly, smiling face having recessed eyes, incised details include ribcage on back, 8 1/2" x...
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TAINO LARGE BLACK STONE FIGURE Squattingfigure with hands at chest, ancestral guardian, polished, showing remnants of red pigment, 12" x 7" x 3 1/2"....
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LARGE TAINO STANDING FIGURE Carved TufaStone, with goggled eyes, ear plugs, bared teeth grimace, protruding ribs and navel, leaf over privates, 18" tall, repaired at neck....
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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 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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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, 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 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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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 RARE STONE GAMING BELT. EMBOSSEDRIDGE 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...
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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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