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Taino (c. 1000-1500 CE) Full Figure Cohoba Inhaler

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Taino Marble Full Figure Stem (1000-1500 CE): Taino Marble Full Figure Stem with frog-like face, full front of bowl. Base of stem nicely engraved with snake symbols, likely used to smoke cohoba, artistically well conceived. Size: 1.5'' x 1'' x 3.

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Taino (c. 1000-1500 CE) Full Figure Cohoba Inhaler

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Taino (c. 1000-1500 CE) Full figure Cohoba inhaler. Type 2. Subject is female and pushing stomach possibly depicting Atabey goddess of fertility or one of the female wind goddesses. Nice precise detail. Incised symbolic leg bands. Holes at top of legs form eyes and slit, a nose for a secondary face. Also subjects nose and mouth add a third small head to the visual dialogue. Made of a hard metamorphic stone. Provenance: Larry Roberts, author of Taino Sculpture: Art of the Gods. Size: 4.5'' x 2.25'' (11 x 6 cm). Please Note: There Are No Hidden or Confidential Reserves in this Auction; All Acceptable Bidding Commences at the Online Start Price.

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Taino (c. 1000-1500 CE) Full Figure Cohoba Inhaler

Name: Taino (c. 1000-1500 CE) Full Figure Cohoba Inhaler
SKU: 81428555
Price: 325 USD
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