Pre-Columbian Taíno/Arawak cultures detailed zemi-faced pounder

Title: Pre-Columbian Taíno/Arawak cultures detailed zemi-faced pounder Date/Period: 1000 to 1300 AD Dimension: 12 inches in height (or length) Materials: Granite Provenance: A very solid, probably tw

Pre-Columbian, Colombia, Tairona culture, ca. 800 to 1500 CE. A fine pair of mold-made ocarinas in figural forms. The larger whistle is incredibly detailed and in the form of a jaguar-faced shaman or

**Originally Listed At $250** Pre-Columbian, Central Mexico, Aztec Empire, ca. 1400 to 1521 CE. A finely-detailed pounder, hand-carved from a mottled grey stone with dark inclusions. The tool has a fl

Pre-Columbian, Caribbean, Taino (Arawak) Indians, ca. 1000 to 1500 CE. This fascinating stone zemi figure exhibits a characteristically abstract visage, displaying huge, annular eyes, delineated nostr

Pre-Columbian, Caribbean, Taino (Arawak) Indians, ca. 1000 to 1500 CE. An evocative stone figure known as a zemi, the representation of a god, spirit, or ancestor, depicted in a crouching position wit

Pre-Columbian, Ecuador, Valdivian culture, Formative Period, ca. 2000 to 1500 BCE. A hand-built pottery idol fragment of intriguing feminine form with a slender waistline, sizable breasts, and a taper

Pre-Columbian, Brazil, Marajoara culture, ca. 800 to 1400 CE. A rare, surviving ceramic figural urn in the form of a Janus-faced woman with owl-like features. Her eyes, beak-like nose, mouth, ears wit

**First Time At Auction** Pre-Columbian, Ecuador, Jamacoaque culture, ca. 500 CE. A captivating pottery warrior shown seated with a spike or pounder in one hand and a petite jar in the other. Elaborat

Pre-Columbian, Colombia, Tairona culture, ca. 1000 to 1500 CE. An incredibly detailed ceramic ocarina in the form of a jaguar-masked shaman with a massive, crescent-shaped headdress and twin serpents

Pre-Columbian, Caribbean, Arawak People, Taino, ca. 15th century CE. A fascinating stone carving of ovoid form showing a stylized squatting figure with slender limbs and hands placed together. Covered

**Originally Listed At $550** Pre-Columbian, Caribbean, Arawak People, Taino, ca. 15th century CE. A fascinating stone carving of ovoid form showing a stylized squatting figure with slender limbs and

Group of Pre-Columbian Pottery Artifacts. Various cultures, including a broken Bahia culture mask, a Chupicuaro figure and a Nayarit sheep-faced figure. Two on stands. Ranging in Size From:4'' x 3'' x

Pre-Columbian, Costa Rica, Nicoya culture, ca. 800 to 1200 CE. A hollow, molded pottery figure of a pregnant woman, with hands out at her sides, a detailed face, and a huge forehaed and head; her body

Pre-Columbian, Hispaniola, Greater Antilles Islands, Taino/ Arawak Indians, ca. 1000 to 1500 CE. Among the only items specifically referenced by Spanish chroniclers of the 15th century. Classically fo

Pre-Columbian, Hispaniola, Greater Antilles Islands, Taino/ Arawak Indians, ca. 1000 to 1500 CE. Among the only items specifically referenced by Spanish chroniclers of the 15th century, a quintessenti

**First Time At Auction** Pre-Columbian, Hispaniola, Greater Antilles Islands, Taino/ Arawak Indians, ca. 1000 to 1500 CE. Among the only items specifically referenced by Spanish chroniclers of the 15

Pre-Columbian, Hispaniola, Greater Antilles Islands, Taino / Arawak Indians, ca. 1000 to 1500 CE. A remarkably well-preserved stone zemi figure presenting in a traditional 3-pointed form known as a tr

Pre-Columbian, Caribbean, perhaps Dominican Republic, Taino (Arawak) peoples, ca. 1000 to 1500 CE. A hand-carved stone figure depicting a female deity - known as a zemi - with a protruding abdomen ind

Pre-Columbian, Ecuador, Jamacoaque (Jama Coaque) culture, ca. 500 CE. An amazingly details figure that gives us a good idea of what an elite member of this society would have worn. The figure has a de

Pre-Columbian, Ecuador, Jamacoaque (Jama Coaque) culture, ca. 500 CE. Wow, this is an amazingly detailed figure - the hair alone is incredible! She stands with her arms splayed out to the sides, waeri

Pre-Columbian, Mexico, Tehuacan Valley, Nahua culture, Post-Classic period, ca. 1200 to 1521 CE. An interesting pottery effigy censer lid, mold-formed and finely detailed, depicting a stylized anthrop

**Originally Listed At $200** Pre-Columbian, Peru (North Coast), Moche Culture, probably later in the period, ca. 600 to 800 CE. A charming ceramic canteen with a human-faced spout. The body of the ca

Pre-Columbian, South Coast Peru, Ica culture, ca. 800 to 1200 CE. A bulbous and finely-detailed pottery canteen with a round yet stable base, sloping walls, a trio of perforated loops, and a narrow sp

Pre-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 t