Sold2016Taino Bird-Shape Pendant (1000-1500 CE)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).See Sold Price
Sold2016Taino Figural Bird Ax (1000-1500 CE)Taino Figural Bird Ax (1000-1500 CE). Small volutes at center may represent feet. Large eyes suggest bird, possibly an owl. Simple but imposing. Size: 9'' x 4.5'' x 1.5'' (23 x 11 x 4 cm). Provenance:See Sold Price
Sold2017Taino Bird Cemi/Stamp (1000-1500 CE)Taino Bird Cemi/Stamp (1000-1500 CE). Smooth, soft feel from frequent handling. The engraving depicts a big bill bird with wings represented as bird heads. On the base, a group of symbolic notations fSee Sold Price
Sold2016Taino Human/Animal Transformation Pendant (1000-1500Taino 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 coSee Sold Price
Sold2016Taino Man/Iguana Transformation Pendant (1000-1500 CE)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).See Sold Price
Sold2016Taino Big Beak Bird Pestle (1000-1500CE)Taino Big Beak Bird Pestle (1000-1500CE) Possibly a Toucan, as they were kept as pets. This ceremonial piece was used to crush cohoba seeds, the hallucinogen used by the Taino. Birds were considered gSee Sold Price
Sold2018Taino Big Eared Anthropic Pendant (1000-1500 CE)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 theSee Sold Price
Sold2016Taino Human/Lizard Transition Stone Pendant (1000-1500Taino 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 harSee Sold Price
Sold2019Taino Stone Bird Head Snake Effigy (1000-1500 CE)Taino Stone Bird Head Snake Effigy (1000-1500 CE). A common reference to Quetzalcoatl of Mayan mythology. Twin head bird symbol next to head. Size: 1.25'' x 4'' x 4.75'' (3 x 10 x 12 cm). Provenance:See Sold Price
Sold2018Taino Unique Dual Imagery Bird Cemi or StatueTaino Unique Dual Imagery Bird Cemi or Statue (1000-1500 CE). There is a full figure bird on either side of this Cemi. A secondary face appears at top of head and each bird's beak portrays an additionSee Sold Price
Sold2019Taino Speckled Green Serpentine Bird Man Cohoba InhalerTaino Beautiful Speckled Green Serpentine Bird Man Cohoba Inhaler (1000-1500 CE). Huge spiritually centered head symbolizes the head as the nucleus of the transcendental journey. Size: 2'' x 1.75'' xSee Sold Price
Sold2020Taino Extremely Fine Bird Man PendantTaino 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, theSee Sold Price
Sold2022Tairona Quartz Beaded Necklace, Gold Bird PendantPre-Columbian, Colombia, Tairona, ca. 1000 to 1500 CE. A lovely necklace strung with semi-translucent gray chalcedony, black stones, 57.3% (equivalent to 13K+) gold spacer beads, and an 80.9% gold (19See Sold Price
Sold2020Taino (1000-1500 CE) Twin Bird Head Ceremonial AxeTaino (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 baSee Sold Price
Sold2021Fine Tairona Tumbaga Pendant Macaw BirdPre-Columbian, Colombia, Tairona, ca. 1000 to 1500 CE. A fabulous and adorable tumbaga pendant in the form of a bird with a high amount of 55% (equivalent to 13K+) gold, cast using the lost wax procesSee Sold Price
Sold2020Taino (c. 1000-1500 CE) PendantTaino (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 carveSee Sold Price
Sold2020Taino (c. 1000-1500 CE) Framed NecklaceTaino (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 stSee Sold Price
Sold2023Taino Stone Pestle w/ Bird HeadPre-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, perhapSee Sold Price
Sold2019Taino Serpentine Zoomorphic Effigy (1000-1500 CE)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. SiSee Sold Price
Sold2020Taino (1000-1500 CE) Small Antropic Duho PendantTaino (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 supportSee Sold Price
Sold2016Taino Frog-Man Cemi/Stamp (1000-1500 CE)Taino Frog-Man Cemi/Stamp (1000-1500 CE) with full base interlocking bird head symbol. This motif represents rain and wind and is associated with fertility and planting. Made possibly of a high gradeSee Sold Price
Sold2016Taino Reclining Figure Atop an Ax Form (1000-1500 CE)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 secSee Sold Price
Sold2018Taino Rich Serpentine (1000-1500 CE)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: 4.5See Sold Price
Sold2020Taino (c. 1000-1500 CE) Anthropic figureTaino (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 proSee Sold Price
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