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TAINO. PRE-COLUMBIAN OWL COHOBA INHALER. A UNIQUE

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Taino Cohoba Vessel, Frog Man Transformation (1000-1500: Taino Cohoba Vessel, Frog Man Transformation (1000-1500 CE). A Taino personal cohoba vessel, likely used for snuffing measured amounts of the ritual drug. A carefully carved Frog Man transformation; g

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Pre-Columbian Taino Spiked Ball: A rare ceremonial spiked stone ball, cream colored stone, 5-1/2" Dia. Provenance: Ex private collection, New York, NY

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Pre-columbian Taino Puberty Fid: A stone puberty fid used to deflower girls at first menstruation. Zemi figure at curved handle. Dimensions: 5-3/4" L; Weight: 4.8 oz. Rovenance: Ex. Private collection, Bronx, NY NOTE: This lot has a

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Pre-Columbian Taíno/Arawak cultures detailed zemi-faced pounder: Title: Pre-Columbian Taíno/Arawak cultures detailed zemi-faced pounder Date/Period: 1000 to 1300 AD Dimension: 12 inches in height (or length) Materials: Granite Provenance: A very solid, probably tw

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Taino (c. 1000-1500 CE) Bat-Shaped Cohoba Bowl, 10.5": Taino (c. 1000-1500 CE). A wonderfully conceived masterpiece of Taino art. Simple yet elegant. A bat shaped shallow cohoba bowl. Used to contain the hallucinogen cohoba during shamanic rituals. Bats w

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Pre-columbian Stone Ball: An extremely large Taino stone ball, spotted with cream and brown mottled stone. 9" diameter; 38 lbs. Provenance: Ex. Private collection, New York NY

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TAINO. PRE-COLUMBIAN OWL COHOBA INHALER. A UNIQUE

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TAINO IMPLEMENT. THOUGH DRUG INHALING WAS COMMON THROUGHOUT CENTRAL AND SOUTH AMERICA THE TAINO WERE THE ONLY CULTURE TO CARVE FIGURAL STONE SUFFERS. TWO EXPANDED DRILLED HOLES AND A RAISED BEAK/NOSE WITH DOWNTURNED MOUTH INDICATE AN OWL-LIKE HUMAN TRANSFORMATION. PROFUSELY DECORATED WITH INCISED SYMBOLIC BANDS SURROUNDING ALL SNUFFING PORTS. TYPE 1 (SEE ROBERTS, 2018). MADE OF JASPER. LENGTH 4" DOMINICA REPUBLIC. 1000-1500AD

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TAINO. PRE-COLUMBIAN OWL COHOBA INHALER. A UNIQUE

Name: TAINO. PRE-COLUMBIAN OWL COHOBA INHALER. A UNIQUE
SKU: 144031611
Price: 300 USD
Availability: InStock

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