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
Sold2018Rare Pair of Taino Stone Amulets - Ex-Peter Arnovick**Originally Listed At $150** Pre-Columbian, Caribbean / Florida, Taino people, ca. 1000 to 1500 CE. Two petite Taino figural amulets, one carved from a white stone with dark inclusions, and the otherSee Sold Price
Sold202211th C. Taino Stone Pestle w/ Zemi HeadPre-Columbian, Caribbean Islands, Taino people, ca. 1000 to 1500 CE. A hand-carved stone pestle with a dense, egg-shaped body surmounted by the head of a mythological deity known as a zemi. It is possSee Sold Price
Sold2024Two Taino Stone Ceremonial Game / Votive BallsPre-Columbian, Caribbean, Taino, ca. 1000 to 1500 CE. A pair of balls, carved in the form of a near perfect sphere, and perhaps for use in a ceremonial ball game. Stone spheres have been found in buriSee 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
Sold2022Rare Taino Ceremonial Stone Pestle Owl FormPre-Columbian, Caribbean Islands, Taino people, ca. 1000 to 1500 CE. An astounding ceremonial stone pestle pecked and polished into the form of an owl! The tool's body is skillfully hand-carved with aSee Sold Price
Sold2016Taino Complex Human to Animal Cemi (1000-1500 CE)Taino Complex Human to Animal Cemi (1000-1500 CE) Two characters visible, one looking down on head and the other the profile. Both emerge from skeletal frame. Base has intricate full figure abstract cSee Sold Price
Sold2022Pre-Columbian Taino Stone Jaguar PestlePre-Columbian, Caribbean, perhaps Dominican Republic, Taino (Arawak) people, ca. 1000 to 1500 CE. A hand-carved hardstone pestle with a flared pounding face, a conical body, and a finial depicting anSee Sold Price
Sold2016Taino Shamanic Spirit Form (1000-1500 CE)Taino Shamanic Spirit Form (1000-1500 CE). A Taino shamanic spirit form of voluted hands transforming from human to frog in fluid curvilinear design. Two "Y" shaped icons on base; carved serpentine. 4See Sold Price
Sold2020Taino (c. 1000-1500 CE) Double Chambered BowlTaino (c. 1000-1500 CE). An elaborate double chambered figural bowl. Featuring two rhinoceros iguanas as handles. The rhinoceroses iguana still lives in the Dominican Republic and is identified by a cSee Sold Price
Sold2017Taino Frog-Man Cemi/Stamp (1000-1500 CE)Taino Frog-Man Cemi/Stamp (1000-1500 CE). Likely held to address fertility and water as frogs were deities of these environments. Reverse depicts two interlocked bird heads. Made of a green spotted seSee Sold Price
Sold2020Rare Taino (1000-1500 CE) Ceremonial Monolithic AxeRare 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 dSee Sold Price
Sold2020Taino (1000-1500 CE) Cohoba Anthropic InhalerTaino (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 originatingSee Sold Price
Sold2020Taino (1000-1500 CE) Cohoba Frogmen VesselTaino (1000-1500 CE) Cohoba Frogmen Vessel, striated calcite. The ovular vessel with flanking full figure frogman handles. Since frogs were fertility symbols this vessel was probably used to hold cohoSee 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
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
Sold2020Taino (1000-1500 CE) Anthromorphic Cemi/StampTaino (1000-1500 CE) Anthropomorphic Cemi/Stamp.Fine grained hard stone. The squatting figure with large head, expressive face and drilled holes next to the eyes. The chest incised with a yonic symbolSee Sold Price
Sold2020Taino (c. 1000-1500 CE) Bat-Shaped Cohoba Bowl, 10.5"Taino (c. 1000-1500 CE). A wonderfully conceived masterpiece of Taino art. Simple yet elegant. A bat shaped shallow cohoba bowl. Used to contain the hallucinogen cohoba during shamanic rituals. Bats wSee Sold Price
2020Taino (c. 1000-1500 CE) Vomit StickTaino (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 thSee Sold Price
Sold2020Taino (c. 1000-1500 CE) Wooden Zemi (Lignum Vitae)Taino (c. 1000-1500 CE) Wooden Zemi made of Lignum Vitae. This wood is related to the creosote tree and is bug and decay resistant. Therefore the Greater Antilles is fortunate to have rare wooden cereSee Sold Price
Sold2020Taino (c. 1000-1500 CE) Macoris HeadTaino (c. 1000-1500 CE) Macoris Head. The severe sloping of the forehead suggests modification by cradle boarding typical of Macrois heads. Also the round form of the head is another design element coSee Sold Price
Sold2020Taino (c. 1000-1500 CE) EffigyTaino (c. 1000-1500 CE) Full figure anthropo-zoomorphic effigy. Closed eyes, head resting on front feet, extended ear-like ear ornaments, and recumbent position may be a canine reference. Appears to bSee Sold Price
Sold2020Taino (c. 1000-1500 CE) Ceremonial Vomit StickTaino (c. 1000-1500 CE) Ceremonial Vomit stick. Full figure recumbent human with frog-like back legs and hands resting under chin, supporting head. The small size suggests it may have been used by anSee Sold Price
Sold2020Taino (c. 1000-1500 CE) Anthropomorphic Cacique (Chief)Taino (c. 1000-1500 CE) Anthropomorphic Full figure cacique (Chief), wearing a duck head headdress. Probably a clan figure. Cacique is posed as if sitting on a duho. A serpentinite type stone. ProvenaSee Sold Price
6 days LeftSterling Vault AuctioneersHighly Rare Rolex Precision 'Gabus' 18ct Rose Gold Reference 8206 Circa 1950£12,000