Taino Rare Sitting Shamanic Human to Bird Cohoba

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

Taino Rich Serpentine (1000-1500 CE), beautifully made twin human to reptile Shamanic Transition Pendant. Rare form. Large point of focus power figure used during specific ceremonial events. Size: 4.5

Taino. Anthropo-zoomorphic cohoba snuffer, type 1. Inhalers were used to consume the botanical hallucinogen cohoba. The triangulate nose points to a reptilian transition from human form. Subject pushe

Taino. An exceedingly rare cohoba stand depicting Yacahu the supreme male god. The head has an expressive face and is kneeling and free standing. Cohoba stands were used to distribute the hallucinogen

Taino Petite Bird Man Cohoba Inhaler. Probably representing a woodpecker, credited in Taino mythology with opening first women to male accessibility. Bird men were shaman in most pre-Hispanic indigeno

This remarkable Taino Bird-Man (Shaman) Cohoba Inhaler showcases intricate details and symbolic elements that reflect the rich artistic traditions of the Taino culture. Size: 3.75'' x 1.5'' x 1.5'' (1

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.

Taino Full figure bird man cohoba inhaler Type 1. Anthropic figure transforms to avian form. All inhaling ports are covered in symbolic bands. On reverse at least two ghost faces appear in the decorat

Taino Beautiful Speckled Green Serpentine Bird Man Cohoba Inhaler (1000-1500 CE). Huge spiritually centered head symbolizes the head as the nucleus of the transcendental journey. Size: 2'' x 1.75'' x

"Peregrine Falcon" on Glove 10207 #35. Outstanding piece measuring 16.5" tall x 9" wide and weighs 8lbs. The figure depicts a large Falcon bird sitting atop a human gloved hand. Precise detailing and

Taino Shamanic Spirit Form (1000-1500 CE). A Taino shamanic spirit form of voluted hands transforming from human to frog in fluid curvilinear design. Two "Y" shaped icons on base; carved serpentine. 4

Taino Big Beak Bird Pestle (1000-1500CE) Possibly a Toucan, as they were kept as pets. This ceremonial piece was used to crush cohoba seeds, the hallucinogen used by the Taino. Birds were considered g

Native American, Four-Corners region, Anasazi culture, ca. 1100 to 1300 CE. Rare effigy vessel in the form of a sitting bird. Thin tail, wide chest with "keyhole" opening on back, painted in added bla

Taino Type 1 Cohoba inhaler. Published. Twin birds fit the Taino cosmo-vision of duality, or complimentary opposites, i.e. man/woman, sun/moon, right/left etc. in this case 2 birds look in opposing di

Pre-Columbian, Caribbean / Florida, Arawak People, Taino, ca. 15th century CE. An amazing small figure of a crouched human male with a skull-like visage, amazingly carved in great detail without the u

Rare Taino Lizard-man Transformation Pipe. Anthropo-zoomorphic figure hangs from bottom of bowl. Pipes may have been used to smoke a cohoba/tobacco mixture. Made of basalt. Dating c. 1000-1500 AD. Siz

A “Veuve Perrin” potpourri, decorated with a bucolic scene of a song bird sitting on a tree stump, marked at base, very good condition with minor loss to finial, measuring 10.5 x 6 inches.

with a winged bird sitting on top of her ivy clad nest with her unhatched eggs visible through the entrance, great color and detail, very rare, 9"; ref. Strawser Majolica Auction October 27, 2012

Important/Rare Taino Deflowering Fid (1000-1500 CE). Used when young women reached puberty. Featuring a human animal (lizard) transformation with a band of water symbols just under figure. Beautifully

Taino Beautifully Engraved Cohoba Inhaler in Human to Reptilian Transition (1000-1500 CE). Made of basalt like stone. Complex symbolic representations front and back. Large head a symbolic reference t

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 w

Taino Pre-Columbian Extremely Rare Jade Anthropic Pendant. Knees up in sitting position. Gaping mouth and bulging eyes suggest the subject is in psycho-active trance. The tense concentration with head

Large Taino carved wood purging spatula or vomit stick; decorated with an openwork anthropomorphic figure shown in shamanic transition from human to reptile; circa A.D. 1000-1500; metal stand Provenan

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