Sold2020Taino (c. 1000-1500 CE) Anthropomorphic Cacique (Chief)Taino (c. 1000-1500 CE) Anthropomorphic Full figure cacique (Chief), wearing a duck head headdress. Probably a clan figure. Cacique is posed as if sitting on a duho. A serpentinite type stone. ProvenaSee Sold Price
Sold2020Taino (c. 1000-1500 CE) Bat-Shaped Cohoba Bowl, 10.5"Taino (c. 1000-1500 CE). A wonderfully conceived masterpiece of Taino art. Simple yet elegant. A bat shaped shallow cohoba bowl. Used to contain the hallucinogen cohoba during shamanic rituals. Bats wSee Sold Price
2020Taino (c. 1000-1500 CE) Vomit StickTaino (c. 1000-1500 CE). An elegant Woodpecker carved on vomit stick made from lignum vitae. Vomit sticks or purging spatulas were used prior to ingesting cohoba to rid the body of impurity‰Ûªs thSee Sold Price
Sold2020Taino (c. 1000-1500 CE) Wooden Zemi (Lignum Vitae)Taino (c. 1000-1500 CE) Wooden Zemi made of Lignum Vitae. This wood is related to the creosote tree and is bug and decay resistant. Therefore the Greater Antilles is fortunate to have rare wooden cereSee Sold Price
Sold2020Taino (c. 1000-1500 CE) Double Chambered BowlTaino (c. 1000-1500 CE). An elaborate double chambered figural bowl. Featuring two rhinoceros iguanas as handles. The rhinoceroses iguana still lives in the Dominican Republic and is identified by a cSee Sold Price
Sold2020Taino (c. 1000-1500 CE) Macoris HeadTaino (c. 1000-1500 CE) Macoris Head. The severe sloping of the forehead suggests modification by cradle boarding typical of Macrois heads. Also the round form of the head is another design element coSee Sold Price
Sold2020Taino (c. 1000-1500 CE) EffigyTaino (c. 1000-1500 CE) Full figure anthropo-zoomorphic effigy. Closed eyes, head resting on front feet, extended ear-like ear ornaments, and recumbent position may be a canine reference. Appears to bSee Sold Price
Sold2020Taino (c. 1000-1500 CE) Ceremonial Vomit StickTaino (c. 1000-1500 CE) Ceremonial Vomit stick. Full figure recumbent human with frog-like back legs and hands resting under chin, supporting head. The small size suggests it may have been used by anSee Sold Price
Sold2020Taino (c. 1000-1500 CE) Rhinoceros IguanaTaino (c. 1000-1500 CE) fine full figure rhinoceros iguana. Head elevated skyward and feet curl in what appears to be a reverent position. Raised area on nose resembles a frog head when viewed with igSee Sold Price
Sold2020Taino (c. 1000-1500 CE) Framed NecklaceTaino (c. 1000-1500 CE) Framed necklace. Found in Haiti. Containers 5 andesite pendants. The Haitian Taino typically used this type of stone or shell for their pendants. Either limited by available stSee Sold Price
Sold2020Taino (c. 1000-1500 CE) Full Figure Cohoba InhalerTaino (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 detaiSee Sold Price
Sold2020Taino (c. 1000-1500 CE) Fertility FidTaino (c. 1000-1500 CE) Fertility fid with face. These were typically used to deflower young maidens after their first menstruation. However the size of this piece may suggest it was used during religSee Sold Price
Sold2020Taino (c. 1000-1500 CE) Anthropic Female EffigyTaino (c. 1000-1500 CE) Anthropic full figure female effigy. This is probably an ancestral deity who formerly held an elite position in Taino society and revered later in folklore. Made of hefty magneSee Sold Price
Sold2020Taino (c. 1000-1500 CE) PendantTaino (c. 1000-1500 CE). Impressive marble pendant. Hands pushing belly, vaginal slit and frog head brow suggests the primary goddess of fertility Atabey (frog mother). Typical eye margins. Well carveSee Sold Price
Sold2020Taino (c. 1000-1500 CE) Anthropic figureTaino (c. 1000-1500 CE) Nicely conceived male Anthropic figure. Not a pendant. Males are not as frequently depicted in TAINO art. The discrepancy points to a female based religious system. Unusual proSee Sold Price
Sold2020Taino (c. 1000-1500 CE) Framed CarvingsTaino (c. 1000-1500 CE). Framed examples of progression of art work by Taino craftsmen. Stone. Provenance: Larry Roberts, author of Taino Sculpture: Art of the Gods. Carvings range in size from: 1'' xSee Sold Price
Sold2020Taino (1000-1500 CE) Anthromorphic Cemi/StampTaino (1000-1500 CE) Anthropomorphic Cemi/Stamp.Fine grained hard stone. The squatting figure with large head, expressive face and drilled holes next to the eyes. The chest incised with a yonic symbolSee Sold Price
Sold2019Taino Stone Ceremonial Cohoba Bowl (1000-1500 CE)Taino Stone Ceremonial Cohoba Bowl (1000-1500 CE) featuring 2 full figure anthropomorphic characterizations. One female and one male symbolizing human duality. Size: 4.25'' x 4.75'' x 3.5'' (11 x 12 xSee Sold Price
Sold202211th C. Taino Stone Pestle w/ Zemi HeadPre-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 possSee Sold Price
Sold2018Pre-Columbian Taino Stone ZemiHispaniola, Greater Antilles Islands, Taino/ Arawak Indians, ca. 1000-1500 CE. This striking example features a stylized anthropomorphic face that depicts a skull-like human face with circular sunkenSee Sold Price
Sold2018Pre-Columbian Taino Stone DuhoPre-Columbian Taino Stone Duho from Hispaniola, Greater Antilles Islands, Taino/ Arawak Indians, ca. 1000-1500 CE. Carved stone duho depicting a stylized anthropomorphic face that depicts a skull-likeSee Sold Price
Sold2018Pre-Columbian Taino Stone ZemiHispaniola, Greater Antilles Islands, Taino/ Arawak Indians, ca. 1000-1500 CE. This striking example features a stylized anthropomorphic face that depicts a skull-like human face with circular sunkenSee Sold Price
Sold2022Taino Stone Anthropomorphic Transforming ZemiPre-Columbian, Caribbean, Taino (Arawak) Indians, ca. 1000 to 1500 CE. This fascinating stone zemi figure exhibits a characteristically abstract visage, displaying huge, annular eyes, delineated nostrSee Sold Price
Sold2020Rare Taino (1000-1500 CE) Ceremonial Monolithic AxeRare Taino (1000-1500 CE) Ceremonial Monolithic Axe. Made of a fine grained hard stone similar to basalt. In the form of a snake's head resting at the top of the stone blade, with its tail extending dSee Sold Price
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