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Taino (1000-1500 CE) Cohoba Frogmen Vessel

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Exquisite Taino Cohoba Stand, Ht. 12.75": Taino. An exquisite cohoba stand made to be used to hold vessels containing the hallucinogen cohoba. The flat head supporting the bowl or vessel. These were usually made of wood, stone examples are ex

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Taino (1000-1500 CE) Cohoba Frogmen Vessel

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Taino (1000-1500 CE) Cohoba Frogmen Vessel, striated calcite. The ovular vessel with flanking full figure frogman handles. Since frogs were fertility symbols this vessel was probably used to hold cohoba during a fertility ritual. Size: 3.2'' x 6.2'' x 2.25'' (8 x 16 x 6 cm). Provenance: Larry Roberts, author of Taino Sculpture: Art of the Gods.

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Taino (1000-1500 CE) Cohoba Frogmen Vessel

Name: Taino (1000-1500 CE) Cohoba Frogmen Vessel
SKU: 90052240
Price: 300 USD
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