Rare Taino Greenstone Janiform Scepter - Human & Bird

Pre-Columbian, Caribbean / Florida, Arawak People, Taino, ca. 15th century CE. An amazing small figure of a crouched human male with a skull-like visage, amazingly carved in great detail without the u

Pre-Columbian Taino style stone zemi yoke from The Dominican Republic, ca. 1200 CE. Broken and glued from 4 pieces with break lines visible. Carved from a green stone with a human face and bird with g

This is 13&3/4 inches long. Each & every piece in this auction comes from the late Richard Lienau collection from Lebanon, Illinois. KEY WORDS: NATIVE AMERICAN INDIAN ARTIFACT ARTIFACTS ARROWHEAD ARRO

Tairona Stone Scepter, Colombia, circa 200 b.C. - 1650 A.D. Green stone scepter with seating bird finial. Winged bird with carved eyes, beak and incised feet. The bird seats atop a tapered shaft that

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. Beautifully

A carved wooden ceremonial scepter with human effigy embellished with human hair, stylized form and a well worn handle with deep patina from years of field use. Makonde peoples, Mozambique, Africa. Th

Pre-Columbian Veracruz green stone bird hacha, Mexico, ca. 600-800 CE. Large green stone carved hacha in the form of a bird with with openwork beak. A nice and rare example. 17" height. Ex. Kevern Gre

An unusually abstract Cemi representing a human to crocodile transformation. The flat design format is rare as Taino pieces are usually carved in the round. Nevertheless less I have seen similar piece

Taino Shaman's Owl Scepter. Well conceived and crafted scepter with deeply incised wings. The beak features a second bird. A complex bird head symbol is on top of head while a quadrant symbol graces t

A beautiful Costa Rican greenstone pendant, c. AD 300 - 900, in the form of a stylized long beaked bird with human head, body and tail feathers indicated by lines, the beak with beautiful open-work. 2

Taino. Dog to human/zoomorph transition Cemi. Andesite. Dogs were close companions to caciques. On of the few animals found buried with caciques. This large representation of an animal is rare. The fa

Mali. Dogon people. AE Bracelet. Used as currency and ornament. 1800 AD. Birds and human figures. 273 gr. (96 oz) - 11x10x5,5 cm. (4,3x3,9x2,1 inch) EF. Rare

Mali. Dogon people. AE Bracelet. Used as currency and ornament. 1800 AD. Birds and human figures. 345 gr. (12,1 oz) - 12x11,5x5 cm. (4,7x4,5x1,9 inch) EF. Rare

**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 a

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: 4.5

Taino. Anthropo-zoomorphic cohoba snuffer, type 1. Inhalers were used to consume the botanical hallucinogen cohoba. The triangulate nose points to a reptilian transition from human form. Subject pushe

Taino Full Figured Bird Handle Spoon. A captivating design that intertwines avian and human elements. Size: 4'' x 2'' x 1.5'' (10 x 5 x 4 cm). The long legs that run along the margins of the wings sug

**Originally Listed At $200** Pre-Columbian, Guerrero, Mexico, Mezcala style, ca. 300 BCE. A charming greenstone figure, string-cut in a painstaking process into the form of a highly abstract human fi

Taino. Unusual Ax with two figures. An Anthropic form supports an inverted bird on his/her head. A band of symbols runs across front. Made from a heavy fine grained grey green stone. Purchased in 1967

Kidney Gall Stone Lot 3pcs Odd HUGE!; Medical Articulated Replica Human Skull High quality and heavy For med student or prop work; Rare Hospital Invalid Feeder Cup Bird; Antique Wooden Crutches 3 Diff

Taino. Large head with bird on forehead whose long beak is incorporated into the nose of the primary head. Arms extend from eyes to rest as hands under subjects chin. Large pierced ear spools symboliz

Pre-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 culture

Circa 1920 Rare Bird & Swan Base Empire Lamp Co. Slag Lamp - height 25" dia. 18" . All in good original condition. 16 Slag Panels are all good. Found in northern ILL. home.

Paper Scroll of Rare Birds Painting by Lang Shining.