Taino Stone 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 grade

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 se

Taino Tan Stone Cemi/Stamp Depicting Human to Frog Transition (1000-1500 CE). Cemis are ceremonial devices used for ritual display. Though the base is highly decorated with an engraved Anthropic figur

Taino Odd Stone Animal/human Transition Cemi/Stamp (1000-1500 CE). Size: 3'' x 5.5'' x 3'' (8 x 14 x 8 cm). Provenance: Larry Roberts, author of Taino Sculpture: Art of the Gods.

Taino Coiled Snake Cemi Stamp (1000-1500 CE), black hard stone with quadrant base. Size: 4.5'' x 3.5'' x 1'' (11 x 9 x 3 cm). Provenance: Larry Roberts, author of Taino Sculpture: Art of the Gods.

Large Taino Serpentine Frog-Man Form (1000-1500 CE). Large serpentine frog-man/zemi--like form. Nicely polished to capture the luminous quality of the stone. åÊFigure is in transition from human to

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 (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 symbol

Taino Cemi/Stamp Head (1000-1500 CE). Published in "Taino Sculpture: Art Of the Gods" page 47. Picture 59. Reverse, a set of undulating interfacing lines. Made of marble, with well defined face and a

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 f

Taino Recumbent Skeletal Frog Man (1000-1500 CE). The recurved base suggests it may have been worn on arm. Eyes are raised in slits denoting a dream state or trance. Made of basalt. 4"L x 1.75"W, (10

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

**Originally Listed At $500** Pre-Columbian, Caribbean/Florida, Arawak People, Taino, ca. 1000 to 1500 CE. A wonderful stone stamp used for body or fabric decoration with the form of a crouching zemi

Pre-Columbian, Caribbean / Florida, Arawak People, Taino, ca. 1000 to 1500 CE. A fascinating stone offering tablet in the abstract form of a crouching frog with huge, round eyes, a recessed mouth, and

Taino (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 coho

Taino Full Figure Anthropic Cemi/Stamp, circa 1000-1500 AD, awkward bent position likely representing human to frog transition, the long front a back legs appear to assume a jumping position, stamp li

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

Taino Large Stone Cemi/Stamp. Magnetite. This fully engraved Cemi depicts a bird, head resting in wings that cover front and sides that are slightly embossed. Elaborate symbolic display of swirls and

Taino Ax-Man Form (1000-1500 CE). Nicely polished and gently worn from ceremonial handling. Well engraved with engaging eye surrounds and complex symbolic band that surrounds ax. Made from a golden co

Taino Stone Anthropic Pipe (1000-1500 CE). Human-like figure appears at base of bowl and down pipe stem. Triangulate symbols surround bowl. Size: 3.5'' x 1.25'' x 1.5'' (9 x 3 x 4 cm). Provenance: Lar

Taino. Stone reclining birdman Cemi in transition. The stone is a beautiful variegated color of browns and gold. The eyes are slit indicating subject is in a hallucinogenic trance. Birds were shaman a

Taino Animate Anthropic Stone Figure (1000-1500 CE). Base is engaged in geometric design. 4'' x 3'' x 3.75'' (10 x 8 x 10 cm). Provenance: Larry Roberts, author of Taino Sculpture: Art of the Gods.

Taino Stone Ceremonial Cohoba Bowl (1000-1500 CE) featuring 2 full figure anthropomorphic characterizations. One female and one male symbolizing human duality. Size: 4.25'' x 4.75'' x 3.5'' (11 x 12 x

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).