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TAINO CARVED COHOBA PESTLE

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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 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 Stone Pestle w/ Bird Head: Pre-Columbian, Caribbean Islands, Taino people, ca. 1000 to 1500 CE. A hand-carved pestle that is pecked and polished into a sturdy form surmounted by an abstract avian head with enormous eyes, perhap

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11th C. Taino Stone Pestle w/ Zemi Head: Pre-Columbian, Caribbean Islands, Taino people, ca. 1000 to 1500 CE. A hand-carved stone pestle with a dense, egg-shaped body surmounted by the head of a mythological deity known as a zemi. It is poss

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Pre-Columbian Taino Stone Jaguar Pestle: Pre-Columbian, Caribbean, perhaps Dominican Republic, Taino (Arawak) people, ca. 1000 to 1500 CE. A hand-carved hardstone pestle with a flared pounding face, a conical body, and a finial depicting an

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Taino Stone Effigy Pestle: Prehistoric, Extremely rare hand carved basalt stone pestle with zoomorphic or humanoid head and bell shaped base. Ex. John Cockrell collection, Lake Oswego, Oregon. 6" x 3-3/4"

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TAINO DOUBLE ZEMI-HEADED STONE PESTLE Caribbean, Pre-Columbian Height 7.25”. Base diameter: TAINO DOUBLE ZEMI-HEADED STONE PESTLECaribbean, Pre-ColumbianCeremonial pestle hand-carved from rich green stone.Height 7.25”. Base diameter 3.75”.

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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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Rare Taino Ceremonial Stone Pestle Owl Form: Pre-Columbian, Caribbean Islands, Taino people, ca. 1000 to 1500 CE. An astounding ceremonial stone pestle pecked and polished into the form of an owl! The tool's body is skillfully hand-carved with a

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Taino (1000-1500 CE) Small Antropic Duho Pendant: Taino (1000-1500 CE) Small Antropic Duho. Small carved hard stone tray possibly for mixing lime with hallucinogenic cohoba. The suspension holes suggest it was worn for ritual use. With 3 feet support

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Fine Taino Carved Stone Male Figure: Taino. A tall superbly sculpted male, defining the Taino craftsmanâ€™s skills as carvers. This important piece is strangely reminiscent of the art of the Rapa Nui culture of Easter Island, a corr

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Vintage Hetian Jade Carved Pestle XiangMo Statue: Vintage Hetian Jade Carved Pestle XiangMo Statue Dimension:310 x 33 x 33(mm)12.20 x 1.30 x 1.30(inches) Weight: 0.88 lbs/399 g

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TAINO CARVED STONE FROG, SANTO DOMINGO, C.1200 AD.: TAINO CARVED STONE FROG, SANTO DOMINGO, C.1200 AD. LENGTH 7 1/4"

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TAINO CARVED HEMATITE FIGURE: Taino carved hematite figure; likely representing a deified ancestor; circa A.D. 1000-1500Provenance:Collection of Flor Maria Alvarado and Carlton Rood, author of A Dominican ChronicleCollection of Al

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Pre-Columbian Pestle: A Taino Pestle with bird heads, 8" H 5 lb. 6 oz Provenance: Ex collection, Bronx, NY

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Pre-Columbian Stone Ball: A Taino carved, incised stone ball, ceremonial. 4-3/4" dia. Provenance: Ex. Private collection, Bronx, NY

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Description

Taino carved stone Cohoba ceremonial pestle; the tapered cylindrical form surmounted by two owl heads; circa A.D. 1000-1500

Provenance:
Collection of Flor Maria Alvarado and Carlton Rood, author of A Dominican Chronicle
Collection of Alfredo Carrada, co-author of Taino Hallucinogenic Implements: Inhaling the Cosmic Dust, acquired from the above in 1989; H: 7 1/2"

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TAINO CARVED COHOBA PESTLE

Name: TAINO CARVED COHOBA PESTLE
SKU: 76161588
Price: 600 USD
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