Taino (1000-1500 CE) Cohoba Frogmen Vessel

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 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

Taino Anthropic Snuffing Vessel (1000-1500 CE). The retention hole is relatively small suggesting this was a dosing vessel used to maintain the cohoba illumination. Made of a rich variegated serpentin

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 (c. 1000-1500 CE) Full figure Cohoba inhaler. Type 2. Subject is female and pushing stomach possibly depicting Atabey goddess of fertility or one of the female wind goddesses. Nice precise detai

Taino Anthropic Cohoba Inhaler (1000-1500 CE). Hands behind head. Inhalers or snuffers were used to ingest the hallucinogen, cohoba, during ritual gatherings. Complex symbols surround ports. Size: 5''

Taino (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 support

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 w

Taino Anthropic/Shaman Cohoba Inhaler (1000-1500 CE). Used to inhale the hallucinogenic powder of ground cohoba seeds. Made of rhyolite. Size: 4.5'' x 2'' x 1.5'' (11 x 5 x 4 cm). Provenance: Larry Ro

Taino (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 th

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 People, Classic Period (c.1000-1500 AD). Pottery Communal Cohoba Inhaling Vessel. Very similar to the wooden and stone vessels with incurvate sides. Bird head Adorno, large symbolic iconographs

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 Beautiful Speckled Green Serpentine Bird Man Cohoba Inhaler (1000-1500 CE). Huge spiritually centered head symbolizes the head as the nucleus of the transcendental journey. Size: 2'' x 1.75'' x

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

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 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 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 g

Taino 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 t

Rare 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 d

Taino (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 ba

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 (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 cere

Taino (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 c