Unusual Taino Preying Mantis-Man Cemi

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 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. 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

Bird Man Cemi or effigy. Shaman/priest transforming into bird. Birds were shamans allies as they carried their souls through the Hallucinogenic cosmos to gather important tribal information concerning

Taino Anthropic Cemi with a pair of heads as shoulders. Quite unusual. The head of the primary figure is flattened like a cohoba receptacle. It is free standing. Typical figure with figure eight eye s

OR 3 POINTER). BIRD MEN DEPICTIONS SYMBOLIZE SHAMAN, WHOSE PRIMARY ANIMAL ALLY WAS THE BIRD. BIRDS ASSISTED HALLUCINATING SHAMAN IN THEIR COSMIC PURSUIT OF KNOWLEDGE. THIS UNUSUAL EXAMPLE HAS THE HEAD

A fantastic magnetite Taino Cemi or ceremonial figure, c. AD 1000 - 1500, well-carved in magnetite, with large eyes and open mouth ear with large spools. The figure with hands together over a light be

Taino. Unusual Ax with two figures. An Anthropic form supports an inverted bird on his/her head. A band of symbols runs across front. Made from a heavy fine grained grey green stone. Purchased in 1967

Qi Baishi: Chinese Painting 2 Bugs, a cicada and a preying mantis on Dry "skeleton" Leaves in ink & color on paper with calligraphy and two red seals; now mounted with silk as a hanging scroll. Light

(lot of 5) One shelf of Chinese decorative glass vessels, including one lidded turquoise colored jar with two preying mantises on the compressed body; a white glass bowl enameled with birds on floweri

Taino Anthropo-Zoomorphic Cemi. Full figure male in animal transition. Sex easily determined. Figure posed as if sitting with hands holding legs. Feet pointed forward and touch. Totally Incised. Magne

Very unusual Hamilton man's automatic wrist watch. It works at time of preview, but we do not guarantee that it will keep accurate time

Ferdnand Martin tin windup "Le Pochard" The Zig Zag Man. Unusual box version. All original and complete. Windup works an drunk man walks along. Boxed 8 1/2" Excellent

7 1/4" Stone Bird Man Effigy. Taino. Hispaniola, 1200-1500 AD. Ex-Sadofsky

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.

Taino. Unique turtle Cemi/stamp with complex iconographic incising covering shell. In Taino creation myth the turtle was the birth mother for their culture. A "Spirit or ghost" face can be seen in the

THIS IS AN EXTRAORDINARY LOT IN THAT ALL OF THE CASES ARE FULL CASES. DAGUERREOTYPES (2). Both sixth plate size. Man with unusual sweater: Very good condition. Man: Poor condition with green spots and

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

Large Taino Serpentine Frog-Man Form (1000-1500 CE). Large serpentine frog-man/zemi--like form. Nicely polished to capture the luminous quality of the stone. åÊFigure is in transition from human to

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 Recumbent Skeletal Frog Man (1000-1500 CE). The recurved base suggests it may have been worn on arm. Eyes are raised in slits denoting a dream state or trance. Made of basalt. 4"L x 1.75"W, (10

Taino Cohoba Vessel, Frog Man Transformation (1000-1500 CE). A Taino personal cohoba vessel, likely used for snuffing measured amounts of the ritual drug. A carefully carved Frog Man transformation; g

Giant Praying Mantis and bust of man, unsigned. Image: approx. 17" x 14". Frame: approx. 22 1/4" x 19 1/4".

Unusual German composition and wood man riding an alligator clockwork toy, the gentleman in a top hat with mutton chops, 12 1/2'' l.