Taino Big Beak Bird Pestle (1000-1500CE)

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

Pre-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, perhap

Taino Serpentine Zoomorphic Effigy (1000-1500 CE) featuring complex bird forms integrated into the body. A humming bird rests on the large bird beak, its bill resting on the larger bird's forehead. Si

Taino 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 addition

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 Bird-Shape Pendant (1000-1500 CE) made of fossil coral. Long stylized beak with abstract wings. Eyes are slit indicating visionary trance. Size: 2.25'' x 2'' (6 x 5 cm).

Taino Figural Bird Ax (1000-1500 CE). Small volutes at center may represent feet. Large eyes suggest bird, possibly an owl. Simple but imposing. Size: 9'' x 4.5'' x 1.5'' (23 x 11 x 4 cm). Provenance:

A Taino Pestle with bird heads, 8" H 5 lb. 6 oz Provenance: Ex collection, Bronx, NY

Taino Big Eared Anthropic Pendant Serpentine (1000-1500 CE). Four symbolic swirls on back. Size: 3.5'' x 2.5'' x 1.5'' (9 x 6 x 4 cm). Provenance: Larry Roberts, author of Taino Sculpture: Art of the

Taino Stone Bird Head Snake Effigy (1000-1500 CE). A common reference to Quetzalcoatl of Mayan mythology. Twin head bird symbol next to head. Size: 1.25'' x 4'' x 4.75'' (3 x 10 x 12 cm). Provenance:

Mid Century Modern Brass Bird Ashtray. Figural bird with open beak and big eyes. Wiener Werkstatte style. H: 5 inches: W: 4 inches: D: 3 inches --- US Packing and Shipping charge: $50 Plus insurance a

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 ere

Taino Large Full bodied avian cohoba inhaler. Beautifully carved, large night eyes like an owl and raptor beak. Bird head wings to the sides. Intricate bands of symbols carved around each port. Made f

Stone pestle, ca. 1000 - 1492 A.D. Carved hard stone animal head finial with long neck and ovoid grinding surface that is smooth from use. Dimensions: 3-1/2" H; Weight: 8 oz. Provenance: Ex. Collectio

Douglas ceramic goofy bird sculpture with big sad eyes, big beak, baby wings, long legs and giant feet. Signed Douglas to underside. Measuring approx. 19.75" tall. In good condition with some minor pa

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

Pre-Columbian, Caribbean Islands, Taino people, ca. 1000 to 1500 CE. A hand-carved stone pestle with a dense, egg-shaped body surmounted by the head of a mythological deity known as a zemi. It is poss

Taino Extremely Fine Bird Man Pendant made from Marble, circa 1000-1500 AD Bird Men were shaman or Caciques (shaman/priests) The Bird was their animal ally guiding the on hallucinogenic journeys, the

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

A sweet avian ocarina from the Atlantic Watershed region of Costa Rica, ca. 1000 – 1500 AD. This fine instrument is 4” long and depicts an owl with long, curved beak. The bird is extensiv

Pre-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 a

Taino carved stone Cohoba ceremonial pestle; the tapered cylindrical form surmounted by two owl heads; circa A.D. 1000-1500Provenance:Collection of Flor Maria Alvarado and Carlton Rood, author of A Do

Pre-Columbian, Caribbean, perhaps Dominican Republic, Taino (Arawak) people, ca. 1000 to 1500 CE. A hand-carved hardstone pestle with a flared pounding face, a conical body, and a finial depicting an

Taino Stone Angry Bird Cemi with Bird Head Beak. Full figure with complex symbolic engravings. Size: 3.5'' x 4.5'' x 1'' (9 x 11 x 3 cm). Provenance: Larry Roberts, author of Taino Sculpture: Art of t