Taino Bird Head

Taino Large head with bird on forehead whose long beak is incorporated into the nose of the primary head. Arms extend from eyes to rest as hands under subjects chin. Large pierced ear spools symbolize

Taino Stone Bird Head Snake Effigy (1000-1500 CE). A common reference to Quetzalcoatl of Mayan mythology. Twin head bird symbol next to head. Size: 1.25'' x 4'' x 4.75'' (3 x 10 x 12 cm). Provenance:

Taino Pre-Columbian Twin Bird Head Cohoba Inhaler, Published. The heads gently part to access the inhaling ports. The top of each beak is pierced creating eyes for a second bird encompassing the beak.

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

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

Taino (1000-1500 CE) Twin Bird Head Ceremonial Axe. Carved greenish white translucent stone. Birds were considered cosmic allies guiding projected spirits during hallucinogenic quests. A decorative ba

A stone Taino bird stone, with large feathers, head finial, curved leg. 8" L; 3 lbs. 12 oz. Provenance: Ex collection, Bronx, NY

Taino. Large head with bird on forehead whose long beak is incorporated into the nose of the primary head. Arms extend from eyes to rest as hands under subjects chin. Large pierced ear spools symboliz

Taino Stone Angry Bird Cemi with Bird Head Beak. Full figure with complex symbolic engravings. Size: 3.5'' x 4.5'' x 1'' (9 x 11 x 3 cm). Provenance: Larry Roberts, author of Taino Sculpture: Art of t

Taino Shaman's Owl Scepter. Well conceived and crafted scepter with deeply incised wings. The beak features a second bird. A complex bird head symbol is on top of head while a quadrant symbol graces t

Taino Frog-Man Cemi/Stamp (1000-1500 CE) with full base interlocking bird head symbol. This motif represents rain and wind and is associated with fertility and planting. Made possibly of a high grade

Taino Large Stone Cemi/Stamp. Magnetite. This fully engraved Cemi depicts a bird, head resting in wings that cover front and sides that are slightly embossed. Elaborate symbolic display of swirls and

Taino Large Full bodied avian cohoba inhaler. Beautifully carved, large night eyes like an owl and raptor beak. Bird head wings to the sides. Intricate bands of symbols carved around each port. Made f

STAND. ON REVERSE A BIRD HEAD I HAS BEEN CARVED AS AN ANIMAL ALLY. THE SHAMAN/PRIEST KNEES IN A REVERENT POSE. THE SKELETAL HEAD SYMBOLIZING SPIRITUAL TRANSFORMATION VIA COHOBA SNUFFING. DEEP SET EYES

Taino Portrait Head circa 1000-1500AD, God or Ancestor, highly polished black hardstone, bold eye and mouth surrounds define face, twin bird head design on back of head, 3.5”

Taino Pre-Columbian Ceremonial Ball. With 4 incised bird heads running in a band around ball. The bird heads can be inverted to reveal a second abstract face. On either sides of the band ie top and bo

Taino Reclining Figure Atop an Ax Form (1000-1500 CE), A nicely patterned serpentine stone carving with a complex symbolic band of twin interlocking bird heads. Subject's feet bend over back and a sec

This captivating Taino Avian Pendant possesses a unique and intriguing design. Size: 3'' x 2.5'' x 1'' (8 x 6 x 3 cm). The elevated birds head draws immediate attention, while the beak within it revea

Taino Bird Cemi/Stamp (1000-1500 CE). Smooth, soft feel from frequent handling. The engraving depicts a big bill bird with wings represented as bird heads. On the base, a group of symbolic notations f

Taino Frog-Man Cemi/Stamp (1000-1500 CE). Likely held to address fertility and water as frogs were deities of these environments. Reverse depicts two interlocked bird heads. Made of a green spotted se

Taino Pre-Columbian Bird Spoon. Ceremonial two headed spoon. The head facing the viewer is a bird. The one at top of head is zoomorphic. The back of the spoon has two interlocking bird heads that ofte

Taino People, Classic Period (c.1000-1500 AD). Pottery Communal Cohoba Inhaling Vessel. Very similar to the wooden and stone vessels with incurvate sides. Bird head Adorno, large symbolic iconographs

Taíno society carved marble anthropic cemi, depicting interlocking bird head symbols verso, exhibiting profound phallic display, length 3.5"l x 2.5'w x 1.25"d

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