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
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
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
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
Sold2018Taino Coiled Snake Cemi Stamp (1000-1500 CE)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.See 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 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
Sold2019Taino Cemi/Stamp Head (1000-1500 CE)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 aSee 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
Sold2019Taino Engraved Cohoba Inhaler in Human-ReptilianTaino Beautifully Engraved Cohoba Inhaler in Human to Reptilian Transition (1000-1500 CE). Made of basalt like stone. Complex symbolic representations front and back. Large head a symbolic reference tSee Sold Price
Sold2022Superb & Important Taino Coral Zemi FacePre-Columbian, Caribbean, Taino, ca. 1000 to 1500 CE. A stunning and scarce life-sized face of a zemi (sometimes cemi) carved from a single piece of coral! The forward-facing visage is relief carved wSee 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
Sold2024Taino Stone Celt - Abstract Avian FormPre-Columbian, Caribbean area, perhaps Dominican Republic, Taino (Arawak) Indians, ca. 1000 to 1500 CE. A hand-carved stone celt depicting an abstract avian creature on the obverse face. The bird domiSee Sold Price
Sold2018Per-Columbian Fully Carved Cemi IdolPer-Columbian Fully Carved Cemi Idol Fully Carved Cemi Idol, Pre-Columbian, Puerto Rico, Greater Antilles Islands, Taino/ Arawak Indians, ca. 1000 to 1500 CE. EX. Ed Lucas Collection 1949 (1000-1500 CSee Sold Price
Sold2019Taino. Odd Stone Animal/human Transition Cemi/StampTaino 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.See Sold Price
Sold2018Pre-Columbian Carved Double Human Effigy Cemi IdolPre-Columbian Fully Carved Double Human Effigy Cemi Idol Fully Carved Double Human Effigy Cemi Idol, Pre-Columbian, Puerto Rico, Greater Antilles Islands, Taino/ Arawak Indians, ca. 1000 to 1500 CE. ESee Sold Price
Sold2016Taino Recumbent Skeletal Frog Man (1000-1500 CE)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, (10See 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
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
Sold2016Taino Ancestral Stone Head or Mask (1000-1500 CE)Taino Ancestral Stone Head or Mask (1000-1500 CE). Closed eyes suggest subject is in a trance. Well define eye surrounds and headband. Made of basalt. Size: 4.5'' x 3'' x 1.5'' (11 x 8 x 4 cm). ProvenSee 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
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
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