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Taino Stone Owl Pestle (1000-1500 CE)

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Rare Taino Ceremonial Stone Pestle Owl Form: Pre-Columbian, Caribbean Islands, Taino people, ca. 1000 to 1500 CE. An astounding ceremonial stone pestle pecked and polished into the form of an owl! The tool's body is skillfully hand-carved with a

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11th C. Taino Stone Pestle w/ Zemi Head: Pre-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 poss

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Taino Stone Pestle w/ Bird Head: 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

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Fine Taino Stone Owl Shaman Zemi Amulet: Pre-Columbian, Caribbean Islands, Taino people, ca. 1000 to 1500 CE. A miniature stone owl zemi with a shallow socket on the base - perhaps this carving was a finial or amulet to channel the bird's su

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Pre-Columbian Taino Stone Jaguar Pestle: Pre-Columbian, Caribbean, perhaps Dominican Republic, Taino (Arawak) people, ca. 1000 to 1500 CE. A hand-carved hardstone pestle with a flared pounding face, a conical body, and a finial depicting an

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TAINO CARVED COHOBA PESTLE: Taino carved stone Cohoba ceremonial pestle; the tapered cylindrical form surmounted by two owl heads; circa A.D. 1000-1500Provenance:Collection of Flor Maria Alvarado and Carlton Rood, author of A Do

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Impressive Large Taino Stone Cohoba Pestle (1000-1500: Taino Stone Cohoba Pestle, with Full Figure Shaman or Cacique at top. Nicely detailed body with expressive face. The skeletal body denotes the transcendental experience of the hallucinogen cohoba wher

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Taino Stone Effigy Pestle: Prehistoric, Extremely rare hand carved basalt stone pestle with zoomorphic or humanoid head and bell shaped base. Ex. John Cockrell collection, Lake Oswego, Oregon. 6" x 3-3/4"

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TAINO DOUBLE ZEMI-HEADED STONE PESTLE Caribbean, Pre-Columbian Height 7.25”. Base diameter: TAINO DOUBLE ZEMI-HEADED STONE PESTLECaribbean, Pre-ColumbianCeremonial pestle hand-carved from rich green stone.Height 7.25”. Base diameter 3.75”.

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Taino Stone Puberty Fid (1000-1500 CE): Taino Stone Puberty Fid. Diorite. Fids were used at transition ceremonies after a young maiden's first menstruation. They assured accessibility to males and thus reproduction. Decorated stone fids are

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Taino Stone Anthropic Pipe (1000-1500 CE): Taino Stone Anthropic Pipe (1000-1500 CE). Human-like figure appears at base of bowl and down pipe stem. Triangulate symbols surround bowl. Size: 3.5'' x 1.25'' x 1.5'' (9 x 3 x 4 cm). Provenance: Lar

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Taino Animate Anthropic Stone Figure (1000-1500 CE): Taino Animate Anthropic Stone Figure (1000-1500 CE). Base is engaged in geometric design. 4'' x 3'' x 3.75'' (10 x 8 x 10 cm). Provenance: Larry Roberts, author of Taino Sculpture: Art of the Gods.

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Taino Stone Bird Head Snake Effigy (1000-1500 CE): 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:

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Taino Stone Bird Man Transition Cemi (1000-1500 CE): Taino. Stone reclining birdman Cemi in transition. The stone is a beautiful variegated color of browns and gold. The eyes are slit indicating subject is in a hallucinogenic trance. Birds were shaman a

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Pucara Stone Ceremonial Pestle - Hatan Naqak Deity: Pre-Columbian, South Highlands, Peru, Pucara culture, ca. 250 BCE to 100 CE. Very large ceremonial stone pestle carved with representation of deity known as Hatan Naqak, the great decapitator with spi

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Exceptional Taino Stone Zemi: 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, a quintessenti

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Taino Stone Owl Pestle (1000-1500 CE). Complex 3 bird head symbol on head. Used to crush cohoba for hallucinogenic ceremonies. Size: 7'' x 4.25'' x 3'' (18 x 11 x 8 cm). Provenance: Larry Roberts, author of Taino Sculpture: Art of the Gods.

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Taino Stone Owl Pestle (1000-1500 CE)

Name: Taino Stone Owl Pestle (1000-1500 CE)
SKU: 52281038
Price: 400 USD
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