- 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) 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) 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) MACORIS HEADTaino
(c. 1000-1500 CE) Macoris Head. The severe sloping of the forehead suggests modification by cradle boarding typical of Macrois heads. Also the round form of the head is another...
[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 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 BASALT BIRD MAN PENDANTTaino.
Very large basalt bird man pendant. Birdmen were shaman leaders who lead through drug induced seances and force of personality. The size of this piece suggests it was worn...
[more like this] - LARGE TAINO STONE SPHEROLITH / BALLPre-Columbian,
Caribbean, Taino, ca. 1000 to 1500 CE. Carved in the form of a near perfect sphere, this is a stone ball created by the Taino peoples, perhaps for use in a ceremonial ball...
[more like this] - TAINO STONE SPHEROLITH / CEREMONIAL
GAME BALLPre-Columbian, Caribbean, Taino, ca. 1000 to 1500 CE. Carved in the form of a near perfect sphere, this is a stone ball created by the Taino peoples, perhaps for...
[more like this] - TAINO COHOBA STAND OF A CHIEF (CACIQUE)
SITTINGwith hands on knees. Nicely carved with well rendered facial features. The top of the head is concave, suggesting a snuffing platform designed to hold the hallucinogen....
[more like this] - TAINO, ZOOMORPHIC SHORT PURGING SPATULA.
CLOSEDeyes denote drug induced transcendence. Suspension holes at elbows suggest this was worn during ritual events probably to induce vomiting prior to taking cohoba. A symbolic...
[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 SHELL GOUGE. CIRCA 800–1500
AD. ANunusually large shell gouge. The top surface is polished and base is rough. There is little roughness to the top, suggesting it was struck to force the bit to cut. 8"...
[more like this] - FULL BODIED TAINO ANTHROPIC AX FORM,
FAN-LIKEhands and feet, pronounced navel, and enclosed ovate eyes all suggest Haitian origins. Pre-Columbian. Silicified sandstone. Provenance: Larry Roberts, author of Taino...
[more like this] - TAINO CEREMONIAL AX WITH ZOOMORPHIC
HEAD.Pre-Columbian. The embossed area running from the ax forms the center and the middle of the handle suggests residual arms or legs. Nice balance when held. Made from a...
[more like this] - TAINO STONE DUHO, SIZE SUGGESTS THIS
WAS LIKELYused by a child or a woman of the caciques elite inner circle. Large headband joins substantial ear ornaments. Interlocking bird heads are engraved on the forehead...
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