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) 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
Sold2020Fine Taino Greenstone Celt**First Time At Auction** Pre-Columbian, Dominican Republic, Taino, ca. 1000 to 1500 CE. A lovely ceremonial hand axe known as a celt, hand-carved from mottled emerald-green hardstone with dark inclusSee Sold Price
Sold2021Massive Taino Stone CeltPre-Columbian, Dominican Republic, Taino/Ciboney peoples, ca. 1000 to 1500 CE. A massive ceremonial stone celt or axe head, hand-carved from a mottled brown and black stone. The petaloid axe has a sleSee 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
Sold2023Large Taino Greenstone Petaloid CeltPre-Columbian Taino of Ciboney peoples, Dominican Republic, ca. 1000 to 1500 CE. A lovely celt, or ceremonial hand axe, hand-carved from a green stone with dark inclusions. The petaloid axe has a thinSee Sold Price
Sold2022Rare Taino Ceremonial Coral Spherolith / Game BallPre-Columbian, Caribbean, Taino, ca. 1000 to 1500 CE. A fascinating and rare artifact from the Caribbean, a coral that is polished into a nearly perfect sphere. Ball courts have been found in parts ofSee 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) 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
Sold2016Important/Rare Taino Deflowering Fid (1000-1500 CE)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. BeautifullySee Sold Price
Sold2022Rare Taino Cave Speleothem Zemi, Museum-ExhibitedPre-Columbian, Caribbean, Dominican Republic, Taino, ca. 1000 to 1500 CE. This is one of the most interesting zemis we have seen due to its material which is symbolically significant in Taino cultureSee Sold Price
Sold2017Rare Taino Carved Stone Zemi Amulet**First Time At Auction** Pre-Columbian, Caribbean/Florida, Taino people, ca. 1000 to 1500 CE. A striking cream-hued carved stone zemi - a deity or ancestral spirit who is housed in a sculpted object.See Sold Price
Sold2018Incredible Taino Stone Dagger - Stylized Serpent**Originally Listed At $6000** Pre-Columbian, Hispaniola, Greater Antilles Islands, Taino/ Arawak Indians, ca. 1000 to 1500 CE. Gorgeous light green stone ceremonial dagger or scepter in the form of aSee 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
Sold2016Taino Monkey-Like Ceremonial Ax (1000-1500 CE)Taino Monkey-Like Ceremonial Ax (1000-1500 CE) Exaggerated ear spools, unite with hand representations. Well defined symbolic female ideographs. Made from tan jasper-like stone. Size: 5" x 2" x 2" (13See Sold Price
Sold20213 Beautiful Inca Copper Axe or Tumi BladesPre-Columbian, Peru, Inca, ca. 1000 to 1500 CE. This is a gorgeous trio of large copper blades from ceremonial axes or knives known as tumis. Each is shaped from sheets of copper and hammered into flaSee 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
Sold2019Taino Cemi/Stamp Depicting Human to Frog TransitionTaino 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 figurSee Sold Price
Sold2016Taino Ax-Man Form (1000-1500 CE)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 coSee Sold Price
Sold2021Large Taino Stone Spherolith / BallPre-Columbian, Caribbean, Taino, ca. 1000 to 1500 CE. Carved in the form of a near perfect sphere, this is a stone ball created by the Taino peoples, perhaps for use in a ceremonial ball game. This baSee Sold Price
Sold2019Taino Stone Ceremonial Cohoba Bowl (1000-1500 CE)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 xSee Sold Price
Sold2016Taino Point of Focus Iguana Spirit (1000-1500CE)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 ereSee 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
Sold2022Important Taino Marble Duho / Ceremonial StoolPre-Columbian, Caribbean area, perhaps Dominican Republic, Taino (Arawak) Indians, ca. 1000 to 1500 CE. What a find! A magnificent marble ceremonial stool known as a duho, impressively hand-carved inSee Sold Price
7 days LeftHermann Historica GmbHA ceremonial axe from the Catacomb culture in the northern Black Sea area, 2nd half of the 3rd€3,800
May 19Heartland Artifact Auctions Inc13 1/4" G10 Mace / Scepter, 2x COA Dickey / Davis, found North of Athens Georgia, EX Richard French$180(8 bids)
7 days LeftHermann Historica GmbHAn Etruscan ceremonial bronze axe, 2nd half of the 8th - early 7th century B.C.€2,800