Taino Anthropic Cemi (1000-1500 CE)

Taino Tan Stone Cemi/Stamp Depicting Human to Frog Transition (1000-1500 CE). Cemis are ceremonial devices used for ritual display. Though the base is highly decorated with an engraved Anthropic figur

Taino Anthropic Snuffing Vessel (1000-1500 CE). The retention hole is relatively small suggesting this was a dosing vessel used to maintain the cohoba illumination. Made of a rich variegated serpentin

Taino Anthropic Cohoba Inhaler (1000-1500 CE). Hands behind head. Inhalers or snuffers were used to ingest the hallucinogen, cohoba, during ritual gatherings. Complex symbols surround ports. Size: 5''

Taino Cemi/Stamp Head (1000-1500 CE). Published in "Taino Sculpture: Art Of the Gods" page 47. Picture 59. Reverse, a set of undulating interfacing lines. Made of marble, with well defined face and a

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

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 f

Taino Anthropic Kneeling Figure (1000-1500 CE). Hands rest on neck. Vertebral column extends into a spider-like head incorporated into the column design. Made from a heavy volcanic stone with a magnet

Taino Anthropic/Shaman Cohoba Inhaler (1000-1500 CE). Used to inhale the hallucinogenic powder of ground cohoba seeds. Made of rhyolite. Size: 4.5'' x 2'' x 1.5'' (11 x 5 x 4 cm). Provenance: Larry Ro

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 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 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.

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 Big Eared Anthropic Pendant Serpentine (1000-1500 CE). Four symbolic swirls on back. Size: 3.5'' x 2.5'' x 1.5'' (9 x 6 x 4 cm). Provenance: Larry Roberts, author of Taino Sculpture: Art of the

Taino Complex Human to Animal Cemi (1000-1500 CE) Two characters visible, one looking down on head and the other the profile. Both emerge from skeletal frame. Base has intricate full figure abstract c

Taino Anthropic Figure w. Contorted Arms (1000-1500 CE). Nicely detailed eye surrounds and anatomical features. Made of fine grained metamorphic stone. Size: 3'' x 1'' x 1.5'' (8 x 3 x 4 cm). Provenan

Taino Anthropic Pipe Face on Bowl (1000-1500 CE), with residual arms reaching behind head. Made of nice white marble with some scattered black coloration. Size: 1.5'' x 1.5'' x 4'' (4 x 4 x 10 cm). Pr

Taino Full Figure Anthropic Cemi/Stamp, circa 1000-1500 AD, awkward bent position likely representing human to frog transition, the long front a back legs appear to assume a jumping position, stamp li

Taino Fine Beveled Knife w. Anthropic Handle (1000-1500 CE). Made of magnetite with slight magnetic field. Size: 1'' x 2'' x 5.25'' (3 x 5 x 13 cm). Provenance: Larry Roberts, author of Taino Sculptur

Taino 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 addition

Taino Odd Stone Animal/human Transition Cemi/Stamp (1000-1500 CE). Size: 3'' x 5.5'' x 3'' (8 x 14 x 8 cm). Provenance: Larry Roberts, author of Taino Sculpture: Art of the Gods.

Taino (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 magne

Taino (1000-1500 CE) Cohoba Anthropic Inhaler. Made of a dark green/gray even-grained hard stone, possibly basalt. Crouched position. Top of head reveals frog head brow, a symbolic device originating

Taino (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 symbol

Taino (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 pro