TAINO. PRE-COLUMBIAN. SMALL ANTHROPIC COHOBA

STAND. ON REVERSE A BIRD HEAD I HAS BEEN CARVED AS AN ANIMAL ALLY. THE SHAMAN/PRIEST KNEES IN A REVERENT POSE. THE SKELETAL HEAD SYMBOLIZING SPIRITUAL TRANSFORMATION VIA COHOBA SNUFFING. DEEP SET EYES

BROAD ANTHROPIC FACE AND 2 NUBS REPRESENTING RESIDUAL LEGS. PROBABLY USED TO HOLD THE HALLUCINOGEN COHOBA FOR DISTRIBUTION DURING A DRUG INDUCED RITUAL. MADE OF A FINE GRAINED SILICIFIED SANDSTONE. LE

Taino Pre-Columbian Full Figure Anthropic Spatulate Form, possibly for purging prior to taking cohoba. Pierced eyes. Hands hold a medallion like object. The legs resemble those of a frog . A abstract

PESTLE USED TO CRUSH THE HALLUCINOGENIC SEEDS OF THE COHOBA TREE. THE EXTREMELY LARGE HEAD SYMBOLIZES THE HEAD AS THE CENTER OF THE EXPANSIVE MIND. EYE AND MOUTH SURROUNDS AS WELL AS A WELL DEFINED HE

PETALOID CELT. A FINE DEEP RELIEF CARVED MALE CACIQUE (CHIEF) OR AN ANCESTRAL BEING. DEPICTED AS SITTING, THE ROUND (DILATED) EYES AND GAPING MOUTH ARE ALL SYMBOLIC OF HALLUCINOGENIC INTOXICATION. THE

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 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

Title: Circa 1000-1400 A.D. Pre-Columbian Taino Cohoba Shaman Smoking Pipe Lava Rock Figure Description: Circa 1000-1400 A.D. Pre-Columbian Taino Cohoba Shaman Smoking Pipe Lava Rock Figure Date/Perio

A magnificent Taino cohoba grinding dish from Hispaniola, ca. 1000 – 1500 AD. It is 7” long and was made from beautiful speckled greenstone. One side of a highly polished petaloid celt was careful

Title: Pre-Columbian Taíno Cohoba Snuffing Anthropomorphic Stand Date/Period: 800 to 1500 AD Dimension: 5 inches in height (the figure will sit on its own) Materials: Heavy silicified sandstone with

Pre-Columbian, Caribbean, Hispaniola, ca. 1200 to 1500 CE. A stone pendant carved to resemble a Zemi, a term referring to a deity, ancestor, or earth spirit believed to be inhabited by powerful spirit

Taino Pre-Columbian, Fully Formed Anthropo-Zoomorphic Lime Pot. Entirely Incised in symbols and anatomical features. Swirl eyes symbolize drug intoxication. Small vessels similar to this pot were used

ANTHROPIC MALE HANDLE. SLIGHTLY WATER WORN BUT DETAIL STILL GOOD. BACK OF THE HEAD IS FULLY ENGRAVED WITH A COMPLEX SYMBOLIC DESIGN. THE SPATULATE END WAS FORCED DOWN THE THROAT UNTIL THE USER PURGED.

Pre-Columbian, Hispaniola, ca. 1000 - 1500 A.D., classically formed three pointer stone with pointed conically central point, the Zemi figure laying flat on his stomach with small legs curled to the r

A Taino Cohoba snuff receptacle. 3-1/2" H x 2-7/8" W Display stand included. Provenance: Ex collection, New York, N.Y.

A Taino Ceremonial Terracotta Plate, small plate with interior design of a lizard with flowing abstract body throughout. Rimmed plate with a repeating pattern on rim. Dimensions: 6-1/4" dia.; Weight:

A small green stone celt, Taino culture, 1450 A.D., petaloid shaped, shape edge, rounded tapered point. Dimensions: 8-1/4" L; Weight: 1 lb. 4 oz. Provenance: Ex. Private collection, New York, NY NOTE:

comprising a small ceremonial axe head with frog carved on the peen, 4 in. L.; a Celt, 2 1/2 in. L.; and a cassava cutting tool, 8 in. L.

**Originally Listed At $1250** Pre-Columbian, Caribbean / Florida, Taino people, ca. 15th century CE. A small, charming stone amulet, in classic Taino style with enormous eyes and mouth (probably repr

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

**First Time At Auction** Pre-Columbian, Caribbean, Hispaniola, ca. 1200 to 1500 CE. A relatively small example of a zemi. Taino art is comprised of many religious objects associated with the worship

A Taino stone axe, Dominican Republic, ca. 1400 A.D., a large stone axe with tapered handle, short blade with tapered point at top and small point opposite side of blade. Dimensions: 12" L x 6" w; Wei

Taino 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 iconographs

A small Taino Hacha with zemi figure on top. 4" H; 13 oz. Provenance: Ex collection, Bronx, NY