Taino Bird Axe-Form

This remarkable Taino Bird Axe-Form showcases the ingenuity and artistic prowess of the Taino people. Size: 6.5'' x 2'' x 1.5'' (17 x 5 x 4 cm). Crafted with meticulous detail, the three-dimensional b

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

Chinese Archaic Form Iron Dagger & Hardstone Axe. Dagger patinated with dragon head handle. Bird form axe with carved hardstone blade. Dagger measures 14.5 inches high x 3.25 inches wide.

Pre-Columbian, Costa Rica, Guanacaste/Nicoya region, ca. 200 to 600 CE. Finely carved from a verdant omphacite jade with elegant black inclusions, an avian axe god, the lower section a nice celt form,

Taino Pre-Columbian Stone Bird Ax. Axes often portrayed owls a frequent ally of the shaman. This example has owl like eyes but the beak is long and narrow beak like a hummingbird. Hummingbirds were hi

9 3/4" Taino Monolithic Axe. Hispaniola (Dominican Republic). Rare form in any culture. Highly polished brown Hardstone. Very fine condition. Ex-Dr. John Mountjoy

Taino (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 ba

Beautiful, big and important Ceremonial axe depicting a bird, black stone, Taino from the Caribbean Islands . 10.5"l x 4"w

This is a very fine and rare Pre-Columbian carved stone artifact from Central America, Costa Rica, Nicoya region, ca. 200 to 600 AD. This is a classic Avian form Bird God and axe god pendant hand-carv

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. Si

Taino. Anthropo-zoomorphic cohoba snuffer, type 1. Inhalers were used to consume the botanical hallucinogen cohoba. The triangulate nose points to a reptilian transition from human form. Subject pushe

An excellent Taino stone axe from the Haiti side of Hispaniola, ca. 1000 - 1200 AD. This choice early example is 6-1/2" long and is carved from a gray hardstone. Rare early form, heavy mineral deposit

An excellent Taino stone axe from the Haiti side of Hispaniola, ca. 1000 – 1200 AD. This choice early example is 6-1/2” long and is carved from a gray hardstone. Rare early form, heavy mineral dep

Antique Chinese Bronze Sculpture, Figure of a Warrior in armour with raised axe in the form of a bird head. 12.5 inches H x 6 W x 3 deep.

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

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

A beautifully carved breccia Taino Cemi/Stamp in the form of a bird figure, c. AD 1000 - 1500, in a tan/yellow breccia. Well-carved in a compact pose, the bird's feet underneath the body and head faci

Rare 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 d

**Originally Listed At $300** Pre-Columbian, Costa Rica, Nicoya region, ca. 200 to 600 CE. Finely carved and string-cut, an axe-god celt in the form of an abstract bird effigy with avian beak and wing

Pre-Columbian, Costa Rica, Nicoya region, ca. 200 to 600 CE. Finely carved and string-cut, an axe-god celt in the form of an abstract bird effigy with avian beak and wings, twin tufts emerging from it

Pre-Columbian, Costa Rica, Guanacaste, Nicoya Region, ca. 200 to 600 CE. A pale green jadeite celt (hand axe), finely carved, depicting a tropical bird-human effigy with a pointed beak, crest-like hea

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 sec

Pre-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 domi

Pre-Columbian, Costa Rica, ca. 200 to 600 CE. Finely carved and string cut from beautiful jade of mottled seafoam green hues, an axe god representing two animals - an abstract bird form when viewed on