Sold2019Taino 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:See Sold Price
Sold2023Taino Stone Pestle w/ Bird HeadPre-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, perhapSee Sold Price
Sold2020Taino (1000-1500 CE) Twin Bird Head Ceremonial AxeTaino (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 baSee Sold Price
Sold2016Taino Reclining Figure Atop an Ax Form (1000-1500 CE)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 secSee 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
Sold2016Taino Ancestral Stone Head or Mask (1000-1500 CE)Taino Ancestral Stone Head or Mask (1000-1500 CE). Closed eyes suggest subject is in a trance. Well define eye surrounds and headband. Made of basalt. Size: 4.5'' x 3'' x 1.5'' (11 x 8 x 4 cm). ProvenSee Sold Price
Sold2023Taino Stone Head Expressive Face of AtabayPre-Columbian, Caribbean, perhaps Dominican Republic, Taino (Arawak) Indians, ca. 1000 to 1500 CE. A hand-carved stone head of highly stylized form depicting the head of a female, perhaps the goddessSee Sold Price
Sold2024Taino Stone Carvings - Abstract Head + OrbPre-Columbian, Caribbean Islands, Taino people, ca. 1000 to 1500 CE. A set of 2 abstract stone carvings from the ancient Taino. First is a spheroid carving exhibiting a pair of triangular forms with tSee 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
Sold2023Taino Arawak Stone Simian / Monkey HeadPre-Columbian, Caribbean area, perhaps Dominican Republic, Taino (Arawak) Indians, ca. 1000 to 1500 CE. An abstract simian head that is hand-carved from dense, light-brown stone. The expressive counteSee Sold Price
Sold2024Superb Taino Arawak Stone Duho w/ Zemi HeadPre-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 tSee Sold Price
Sold2019Taino Serpentine Zoomorphic Effigy (1000-1500 CE)Taino Serpentine Zoomorphic Effigy (1000-1500 CE) featuring complex bird forms integrated into the body. A humming bird rests on the large bird beak, its bill resting on the larger bird's forehead. SiSee Sold Price
Sold2016Taino Frog-Man Cemi/Stamp (1000-1500 CE)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 gradeSee Sold Price
Sold2024Arawak Taino Stone Figural Zemi Ancestor CarvingPre-Columbian, Caribbean Islands, Dominican Republic, Arawak People, Taino, ca. 1000 to 1500 CE. A large effigy figure known as a zemi carved from stone, depicting a figure lying on his back with handSee Sold Price
Sold2017Taino Bird Cemi/Stamp (1000-1500 CE)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 fSee Sold Price
Sold2017Taino Frog-Man Cemi/Stamp (1000-1500 CE)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 seSee Sold Price
Sold2021Massive Taino Stone CeltPre-Columbian, Dominican Republic, Taino/Ciboney peoples, ca. 1000 to 1500 CE. A massive ceremonial stone celt or axe head, hand-carved from a mottled brown and black stone. The petaloid axe has a sleSee Sold Price
Sold2024Taino Stone Celt - Abstract Avian FormPre-Columbian, Caribbean area, perhaps Dominican Republic, Taino (Arawak) Indians, ca. 1000 to 1500 CE. A hand-carved stone celt depicting an abstract avian creature on the obverse face. The bird domiSee Sold Price
Sold2023Fine Taino Stone Owl Shaman Zemi AmuletPre-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 suSee Sold Price
Sold2018Taino Coiled Snake Cemi Stamp (1000-1500 CE)Taino Coiled Snake Cemi Stamp (1000-1500 CE), black hard stone with quadrant base. Size: 4.5'' x 3.5'' x 1'' (11 x 9 x 3 cm). Provenance: Larry Roberts, author of Taino Sculpture: Art of the Gods.See Sold Price
Sold2019Taino Speckled Green Serpentine Bird Man Cohoba InhalerTaino 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'' xSee Sold Price
Sold2018Taino Unique Dual Imagery Bird Cemi or StatueTaino Unique Dual Imagery Bird Cemi or Statue (1000-1500 CE). There is a full figure bird on either side of this Cemi. A secondary face appears at top of head and each bird's beak portrays an additionSee 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
Sold2018PRE-COLUMBIAN POTTERY ARTIFACTTaino 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 iconographsSee Sold Price
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