Taino Human/Animal Transformation Pendant (1000-1500

Taino Human/Animal Transformation Pendant (1000-1500 CE). A large stylized human-animal transformation pendant carved from a grey basalt-like stone. Slit raised eyes emphasize a drug induced trance co

Taino Man/Iguana Transformation Pendant (1000-1500 CE). A carved marble pendant of a reclining man transforming into an iguana. 3.5"L, (9 cm).

Taino Effigy in Recumbant Human Animal State of Transformation (1000-1500 CE). Very expressive and animated with deep set eyes. Cover the eyes and a secondary head emerges and nostrils become eyes. Pa

Large Taino Iguana-man Transformation Pendant in sitting position. Slit eyes indicate hallucinogenic trance. Made of basalt. Dating c. 1000-1500 AD. Size: 3.5'' x 1'' x 2'' (9 x 3 x 5 cm). Provenance:

Taino Human/Lizard Transition Stone Pendant (1000-1500 CE) A large human to lizard transformation pendant with a secondary face visible looking down on eyes and feet (mouth). Made of a basalt like har

Important/Rare Taino Deflowering Fid (1000-1500 CE). Used when young women reached puberty. Featuring a human animal (lizard) transformation with a band of water symbols just under figure. Beautifully

Taino Frog/Man Transformation (1000-1500 CE) with hands and feet curling under belly. Carved green stone with white inclusions. 1.75"H x 1.75"W x 3.25"D, (4 x 4 x 8 cm).

Taino Bird-Shape Pendant (1000-1500 CE) made of fossil coral. Long stylized beak with abstract wings. Eyes are slit indicating visionary trance. Size: 2.25'' x 2'' (6 x 5 cm).

Taino Cohoba Vessel, Frog Man Transformation (1000-1500 CE). A Taino personal cohoba vessel, likely used for snuffing measured amounts of the ritual drug. A carefully carved Frog Man transformation; g

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

An excellent Taino figural pendant from Hispaniola, ca. 1000 – 1500 AD. This nicely detailed example is 3-1/2” high and is carved from fine-grained greenstone, depicting a crouching deity. Highly

An interesting Taino pendant from Hispaniola, ca. AD 1000 – 1500. This finely made ceramic piece is 3-1/2 in long and depicts a deity figure with long arms. The headdress is perforated for suspensio

Rare Taino Lizard-man Transformation Pipe. Anthropo-zoomorphic figure hangs from bottom of bowl. Pipes may have been used to smoke a cohoba/tobacco mixture. Made of basalt. Dating c. 1000-1500 AD. Siz

Large Taino Anthropoid Pendant. Well made from a beautiful variegated serpentine. Exceptional color. Nice smooth surface. Dating c. 1000-1500 AD. Size: 4'' x 2'' x 1'' (10 x 5 x 3 cm). Provenance: Lar

Taino Extremely Fine Bird Man Pendant made from Marble, circa 1000-1500 AD Bird Men were shaman or Caciques (shaman/priests) The Bird was their animal ally guiding the on hallucinogenic journeys, the

Taino (c. 1000-1500 CE). Impressive marble pendant. Hands pushing belly, vaginal slit and frog head brow suggests the primary goddess of fertility Atabey (frog mother). Typical eye margins. Well carve

Taino (c. 1000-1500 CE) Framed necklace. Found in Haiti. Containers 5 andesite pendants. The Haitian Taino typically used this type of stone or shell for their pendants. Either limited by available st

Taino (1000-1500 CE) Small Antropic Duho. Small carved hard stone tray possibly for mixing lime with hallucinogenic cohoba. The suspension holes suggest it was worn for ritual use. With 3 feet support

A rare Taino shaman's amulet from Hispaniola, ca. AD 1000 – 1500. This exquisitely made stone pendant was carved and worn by a shaman for a specific ritual purpose. It is carved from speckled greens

Taino Rich Serpentine (1000-1500 CE), beautifully made twin human to reptile Shamanic Transition Pendant. Rare form. Large point of focus power figure used during specific ceremonial events. Size: 4.5

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

Taino Point of Focus Iguana Spirit (1000-1500CE) Large Point of Focus Ceremonial Pendant Representing Human Transformation into Iguana Spirit Form. Iguana-Man holds sun disk, and exhibits profound ere

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

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