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Taino Engraved Cohoba Inhaler in Human-Reptilian

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TAINO ZOOMORPHIC COHOBA INHALER: Taino carved stone Cohoba ceremonial inhaler; of zoomorphic form, with incised detailing; circa A.D. 1000-1500Provenance:Collection of Flor Maria Alvarado and Carlton Rood, author of A Dominican Chron

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Taino Type 3 Cohoba Inhaler (1000-1500 CE): Taino. Type 3 Cohoba inhaling tube with 2 heads. Each head has arms that raise from shoulders with hands resting at the back of heads. There is a square inclusion under the chin of one of the heads th

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Taino Petite Anthropo-zoomorphic Cohoba Snuffer: Taino Petite Bird Man Cohoba Inhaler. Probably representing a woodpecker, credited in Taino mythology with opening first women to male accessibility. Bird men were shaman in most pre-Hispanic indigeno

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Taino Full Figure Bird Man Cohoba Inhaler: Taino Full figure bird man cohoba inhaler Type 1. Anthropic figure transforms to avian form. All inhaling ports are covered in symbolic bands. On reverse at least two ghost faces appear in the decorat

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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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Impressive Large Taino Stone Cohoba Pestle (1000-1500: Taino Stone Cohoba Pestle, with Full Figure Shaman or Cacique at top. Nicely detailed body with expressive face. The skeletal body denotes the transcendental experience of the hallucinogen cohoba wher

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TAINO CARVED COHOBA PESTLE: Taino carved stone Cohoba ceremonial pestle; the tapered cylindrical form surmounted by two owl heads; circa A.D. 1000-1500Provenance:Collection of Flor Maria Alvarado and Carlton Rood, author of A Do

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Taino Fossilized Coral Monkey Cohoba Trey (900-1500 AD): Taino Fossilized Coral Monkey Cohoba Trey (900-1500 AD) Cohoba, a potent hallucinogen made of ground tree seeds, was the mind-altering substance of choice for Taino Behiques (shamans). The powder was

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Taino Pounder w/ Frog, Puerto Rico (900-1500 AD): Taino Pounder w/ Frog, Puerto Rico (900-1500 AD)This pestle is a fine example of Taino craftmanship, used to grind cohoba seads in preperation for hallucinogenic journeys. The stylized coqui frog sits

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$Taino Dark Green Zemi (900-1500 AD): Taino Owl Behique Pounder (900-1500 AD) Cohoba, a potent hallucinogen made of ground tree seeds, was the mind-altering substance of choice for Taino and Macorix \"behiques\" (shamans). A pounder such$

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Taino Owl Behique Pounder (900-1500 AD): Taino Owl Behique Pounder (900-1500 AD) Cohoba, a potent hallucinogen made of ground tree seeds, was the mind-altering substance of choice for Taino and Macorix "behiques" (shamans). A pounder such as

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Taino Paired Snakes and Birds Cemi/Stamp: Taino. Paired snakes and birds. Cemi/stamp. The curvature of the relief carved twin snakes embrace a pair of engraved abstract bird heads. Secondary faces are incorporated into the snakes noses. The s

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Taino Anthropic Cemi (1000-1500 CE): Taino Anthropic Cemi with a pair of heads as shoulders. Quite unusual. The head of the primary figure is flattened like a cohoba receptacle. It is free standing. Typical figure with figure eight eye s

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Rare Taino Lizard-man Transformation Pipe: Rare Taino Lizard-man Transformation Pipe. Anthropo-zoomorphic figure hangs from bottom of bowl. Pipes may have been used to smoke a cohoba/tobacco mixture. Made of basalt. Dating c. 1000-1500 AD. Siz

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Taino Anthropic full figure lime pot: Taino Anthropic full figure lime pot. Lime vessels were used to mix powder shell with cohoba. The mixture activated the psychoactive drug bufotenine contained in cohoba. This example is exceptionally

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Taino Pre-Columbian Full Figure Anthropic Spatulate Form: Taino Pre-Columbian Full Figure Anthropic Spatulate Form, possibly for purging prior to taking cohoba. Pierced eyes. Hands hold a medallion like object. The legs resemble those of a frog . A abstract

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Taino Engraved Cohoba Inhaler in Human-Reptilian

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Taino Beautifully Engraved Cohoba Inhaler in Human to Reptilian Transition (1000-1500 CE). Made of basalt like stone. Complex symbolic representations front and back. Large head a symbolic reference to the head as the center of cohoba illuminations. Size: 2.25'' x 1.5'' x 4.25'' (6 x 4 x 11 cm). Provenance: Larry Roberts, author of Taino Sculpture: Art of the Gods.

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Taino Engraved Cohoba Inhaler in Human-Reptilian

Name: Taino Engraved Cohoba Inhaler in Human-Reptilian
SKU: 71132841
Price: 450 USD
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