Taino Anthropic Shell Vomit Spatula

Taino Anthropic Shell Vomit Spatula. Used to purge and clean the body prior to taking the hallucinogen cohoba. Measures 6 1/2" x 1 1/2" x 3/8". Provenance: Larry Roberts, author of Taino Sculpture: "A

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.

Taino. An extraordinary full figure vomit spatula featuring a large cacique (chief) finale. He is portrayed as if sitting on a duho. He holds his knees and stares into space, a typical Taino design fe

Taino Pre-Columbian Long Marble Vomit Spatula with human form at one end. The head is reversed 180 degrees, a design element unique to the Taino. Another design found in the Taino repertoire is the do

Taino. Full figure anthropomorphic purging or vomit spatula. Figural stone spatulas were another implement made only by the Taino. Large ear ornaments brace the sides of head. Two "ghost faces" can be

Taino Anthropic full figure lime pot. Lime vessels were used to mix powder shell with cohoba. The mixture activated the psychoactive drug bufotenine contained in cohoba. This example is exceptionally

Large Taino carved wood purging spatula or vomit stick; decorated with an openwork anthropomorphic figure shown in shamanic transition from human to reptile; circa A.D. 1000-1500; metal stand Provenan

Taino (c. 1000-1500 CE). An elegant Woodpecker carved on vomit stick made from lignum vitae. Vomit sticks or purging spatulas were used prior to ingesting cohoba to rid the body of impurity‰Ûªs th

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 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

A Large Taino Shell Mask, believed to have been held for ritual purposes within the Taino culture. Size: 5.25'' x 3.5'' x 2'' (13 x 9 x 5 cm). This exquisite mask likely represents an ancestor, showca

Taino. Anthropic Cemi /stamp depicting the Frog goddess Atabey or frog/mother. Swollen vagina, hands next to head and frog-like legs are common symbolic notations for this deity. A dotted diadem surro

Taino Anthropic Ax. Extended jawline with profuse dental display. Huge head band. An embossed collar encircles the neck. Odd shaped ax form. Originally collected in the Dominican Republic Magnetite. F

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 Anthropic Seat or Platform for Ritual Use. A rather flat head is carved at one end with embossed arms resting on chest. Made of Granitoid stone. Measures 12" x 9 1/8" x 2 7/8". Provenance: Larry

Taino. Anthropic Cemi/stamp. Skeletal figure hunched over platform with exceedingly large head. The excessive head size denotes the head as the sensual center of experience. Perforations at hands, und

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

An ancient Pre Columbian Taino Arawak Anthropic stone vessel. Circa 800 to 1500 AD. The light brown vessel is elongated in shape with an oval depression in the middle, resembling a boat. On one side i

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 Anthropic Form Sculpture. Measures 6 7/8" x 4 1/4" x 3 3/8". Provenance: Larry Roberts, author of Taino Sculpture: "Art of the Gods." Please carefully read our terms of sale, shipping informatio

Four shell beads, three with incised faces, fourth with incised design. Dimensions: 1-1/2" H (tallest)

Four shell beads, three with incised faces, fourth with incised design. Dimensions: 1-1/2" H (tallest)

Four shell beads, three with incised faces, fourth with incised design. Dimensions: 1-1/2" H (tallest)