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Taino Rich Serpentine (1000-1500 CE)

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Large Taino Serpentine Frog-Man Form (1000-1500 CE): Large Taino Serpentine Frog-Man Form (1000-1500 CE). Large serpentine frog-man/zemi--like form. Nicely polished to capture the luminous quality of the stone. åÊFigure is in transition from human to

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Taino Speckled Green Serpentine Bird Man Cohoba Inhaler: Taino Beautiful Speckled Green Serpentine Bird Man Cohoba Inhaler (1000-1500 CE). Huge spiritually centered head symbolizes the head as the nucleus of the transcendental journey. Size: 2'' x 1.75'' x

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Taino Reclining Figure Atop an Ax Form (1000-1500 CE): Taino Reclining Figure Atop an Ax Form (1000-1500 CE), A nicely patterned serpentine stone carving with a complex symbolic band of twin interlocking bird heads. Subject's feet bend over back and a sec

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Rare Taino Stone Spherolith / Ball: **Originally Listed At $600** Pre-Columbian, Dominican Republic, Taino or Ciboney people, ca. 1200 to 1500 CE. A smooth, round, grey serpentine ball with a milky white natural inclusion forming a curv

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Taino (1000-1500 CE) Twin Bird Head Ceremonial Axe: Taino (1000-1500 CE) Twin Bird Head Ceremonial Axe. Carved greenish white translucent stone. Birds were considered cosmic allies guiding projected spirits during hallucinogenic quests. A decorative ba

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Taino Rich Serpentine (1000-1500 CE), beautifully made twin human to reptile Shamanic Transition Pendant. Rare form. Large point of focus power figure used during specific ceremonial events. Size: 4.5'' x 1.5'' x 1.5'' (11 x 4 x 4 cm). Provenance: Larry Roberts, author of Taino Sculpture: Art of the Gods.