Taino Ballgame Yoke

A powerful and early example of full form, 2nd phase, circa 1000-1200 AD Exceptionally carved allover and with a full bodied relief of a humanoid/Zemi and a pair of owl head nodules in pale green ston

Full form. Well carved with bat heads. Diameter 12"X 14"

**Originally Listed At $8000** Pre-Columbian, Mexico, Vera Cruz, ca. 400 to 700 CE. A large and finely carved, greenstone yoke replete with tremendous artistry and technique, and therefore likely a ce

Pre-Columbian, Gulf Coast Mexico, Vera Cruz culture, ca. 6th to 8th century CE. An undecorated, sanded yoke from the Mesoamerican ballgame, hand-carved from a mottled beige-hued stone with black and d

apparently granite with traces of red pigment, ornamented with carved Quetzalcoatl feathered serpent deity design. 4 1/2" high,13 1/2" wide, 14 1/4" deep. Old losses.

A game ball yoke with Zemi figure. 9-1/2" Dia. Provenance: Ex private collection, New York, NY

A Taino stone yoke or collar, ca. 600 - 1500 A.D., Ellipsoid form with thicker ends. The stone ring features two snake heads each swollowing the tail of the other. Dimensions: 13_1/4" x 9-3/4"; Weight

Carribean Island Taino. From a collection with Provenance 38 cm

Carved White Stone with Tree Frog embellishments of religious significance. Size 15"L x 11"H. 4"Deep.This lot from a local elder, until now, a very active, eclectic and constant collector for 62 years

Pre-Columbian Taino style stone zemi yoke from The Dominican Republic, ca. 1200 CE. Broken and glued from 4 pieces with break lines visible. Carved from a green stone with a human face and bird with g

Pre-Columbian, Caribbean, Taino, ca. 1000 to 1500 CE. A pair of balls, carved in the form of a near perfect sphere, and perhaps for use in a ceremonial ball game. Stone spheres have been found in buri

Pre-Columbian, Caribbean, Taino, ca. 1000 to 1500 CE. Carved in the form of a near perfect sphere, this is a stone ball created by the Taino peoples, perhaps for use in a ceremonial ball game. This ba

A STONE 'TOAD' YOKEMexico, Veracruz classical culture, 550-950 AD The yoke with a horseshoe shape, the stone carved with a stylized representation of a toad.42 x 36 x 13,5 cmProvenance: ancient collec

Carved from a single piece of lignum vitae. Anthrophic form with four stout legs and geometric swirls on upper front portion of seat. Genitals represented on underside, ca. 1000-1500 AD. 15 3/4" long.

Late Qing Dynasty period. With a slightly arched crestrail above a curved splat carved with a rectangular panel enclosing pair of stylized chilong above burlwood inset, the S-shaped armrests of square

1st millennium AD. A U-shaped yugo (mould) carved in siliceous sedimentary breccia with inclusions; the shiny surface with low-relief guilloche detailing, the finials with stylised alligator heads; mo

Pre-Columbian, Caribbean area, perhaps Dominican Republic, Taino (Arawak) Indians, ca. 1000 to 1500 CE. What a find! A magnificent marble ceremonial stool known as a duho, impressively hand-carved in

Pre-Columbian, Caribbean, Taino, ca. 1000 to 1500 CE. A stunning and scarce life-sized face of a zemi (sometimes cemi) carved from a single piece of coral! The forward-facing visage is relief carved w

unsigned; Condition: with wear; chip to corner of board in seat; 24 inches wide; 18 1/2 inches deep; 47 inches high; seat height: 20 1/2 inches high

Pre-Columbian, Hispaniola, Greater Antilles Islands, Taino/ Arawak Indians, ca. 1000 to 1500 CE. Among the only items specifically referenced by Spanish chroniclers of the 15th century. Classically fo

Taino. Unique Wooden (lignum vitae) cohoba serving vessel depicting shamanic human to crocodile transformation. Cohoba was the hallucinogen used by the Taino to reach a transcendental state. No other

Measurements: 48" H x 25" W x 18-3/4" D Pair of Chinese carved Huanghuali Hardwood Officer Hat Yoke Back arm Chairs. Prob. From Ming Dynasty. PROVENANCE: Property of private collection from the estate

Pre-Columbian, Caribbean area, perhaps Dominican Republic, Taino (Arawak) Indians, ca. 1000 to 1500 CE. What a find! A magnificent stone ceremonial stool known as a duho, impressively hand-carved in t

Pre-Columbian Style Carved Stone "Yoke" Ceremonial Belt. Hard grey stone carved as ceremonial representation of the protective guards worn by Mesoamerican ballplayers around the waist. The ends carved