Sold2023Taino Anthropic Shell Vomit SpatulaTaino Anthropic Shell Vomit Spatula. Used to purge and clean the body prior to taking the hallucinogen cohoba. Measures 6 1/2" x 1 1/2" x 3/8". Provenance: Larry Roberts, author of Taino Sculpture: "ASee Sold Price
2020Taino (c. 1000-1500 CE) Vomit StickTaino (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 thSee Sold Price
Sold2021Taino Vomit SpatulaTaino. An extraordinary full figure vomit spatula featuring a large cacique (chief) finale. He is portrayed as if sitting on a duho. He holds his knees and stares into space, a typical Taino design feSee Sold Price
Sold2023TAINO. PRE-COLUMBIAN SHELL VOMIT SPATULA WITHANTHROPIC MALE HANDLE. SLIGHTLY WATER WORN BUT DETAIL STILL GOOD. BACK OF THE HEAD IS FULLY ENGRAVED WITH A COMPLEX SYMBOLIC DESIGN. THE SPATULATE END WAS FORCED DOWN THE THROAT UNTIL THE USER PURGED.See Sold Price
Sold2022Taino Pre-Columbian Long Marble Vomit SpatulaTaino Pre-Columbian Long Marble Vomit Spatula with human form at one end. The head is reversed 180 degrees, a design element unique to the Taino. Another design found in the Taino repertoire is the doSee Sold Price
Sold2020Taino Anthropomorphic Purging Spatula (1000-1500 CE)Taino. Full figure anthropomorphic purging or vomit spatula. Figural stone spatulas were another implement made only by the Taino. Large ear ornaments brace the sides of head. Two "ghost faces" can beSee Sold Price
Sold2020Taino Carved Wood Purging SpatulaLarge Taino carved wood purging spatula or vomit stick; decorated with an openwork anthropomorphic figure shown in shamanic transition from human to reptile; circa A.D. 1000-1500; metal stand ProvenanSee Sold Price
Sold2018TAINO COHOBA TRAYTaino. Unique Wooden (lignum vitae) cohoba serving vessel depicting shamanic human to crocodile transformation. Cohoba was the hallucinogen used by the Taino to reach a transcendental state. No otherSee Sold Price
Sold2021Exquisite Taino Cohoba Stand, Ht. 12.75"Taino. An exquisite cohoba stand made to be used to hold vessels containing the hallucinogen cohoba. The flat head supporting the bowl or vessel. These were usually made of wood, stone examples are exSee Sold Price
Sold2016Taino Cohoba Vessel, Frog Man Transformation (1000-1500Taino 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; gSee Sold Price
Sold2016Pre-columbian Taino cohoba grinding dishA magnificent Taino cohoba grinding dish from Hispaniola, ca. 1000 – 1500 AD. It is 7” long and was made from beautiful speckled greenstone. One side of a highly polished petaloid celt was carefulSee Sold Price
Sold2017Taino Cohoba InhalerTaino Cohoba Inhaler. Well made with Anthropomorphic figure draper between snuffing ports, hands resting on back of head. Head dominates design as center of entropic visual experience. Water symbols sSee Sold Price
Sold2019Circa 1000-1400 A.D. Pre-Columbian Taino Cohoba ShamanTitle: Circa 1000-1400 A.D. Pre-Columbian Taino Cohoba Shaman Smoking Pipe Lava Rock Figure Description: Circa 1000-1400 A.D. Pre-Columbian Taino Cohoba Shaman Smoking Pipe Lava Rock Figure Date/PerioSee Sold Price
Sold2016Taino Cohoba Inhaler (1000-1500 BC)Taino Cohoba Inhaler (1000-1500 BC) Well conceived Frog-Woman. Hands on stomach symbolized pushing during birth. Undulating lines between legs symbolize amniotic fluid or water. Cohoba was the halluciSee Sold Price
Sold2023Pre-Columbian Taino Stone TurtleA Taino Cohoba snuff receptacle. 3-1/2" H x 2-7/8" W Display stand included. Provenance: Ex collection, New York, N.Y.See Sold Price
Sold2023Pre-Columbian Taíno Cohoba Snuffing Anthropomorphic StandTitle: Pre-Columbian Taíno Cohoba Snuffing Anthropomorphic Stand Date/Period: 800 to 1500 AD Dimension: 5 inches in height (the figure will sit on its own) Materials: Heavy silicified sandstone withSee Sold Price
Sold2018Taíno society hardstone stone stamp, the oval formTaíno society hardstone stone stamp, the oval form depicting an anthropomorphic figure, the base engraved with geometric relief carving, 4"lSee Sold Price
Sold2021Taino Finely Carved Full Figure Cohoba SpoonA finely carved full figure Taino Cohoba spoon, likely used during rituals where large quantities of cohoba were consumed. Such ritual implements were finely made. The spoon likely represents a god orSee Sold Price
Sold2020Taino (c. 1000-1500 CE) Anthropic Female EffigyTaino (c. 1000-1500 CE) Anthropic full figure female effigy. This is probably an ancestral deity who formerly held an elite position in Taino society and revered later in folklore. Made of hefty magneSee Sold Price
Sold2018Taíno society carved marble anthropic cemi, depictingTaíno society carved marble anthropic cemi, depicting interlocking bird head symbols verso, exhibiting profound phallic display, length 3.5"l x 2.5'w x 1.25"dSee Sold Price
Sold2019Impressive Large Taino Stone Cohoba Pestle (1000-1500Taino Stone Cohoba Pestle, with Full Figure Shaman or Cacique at top. Nicely detailed body with expressive face. The skeletal body denotes the transcendental experience of the hallucinogen cohoba wherSee Sold Price
Sold2020Taino Rare Cohoba Stand Depicting Yacahu (1000-1500 CE)Taino. An exceedingly rare cohoba stand depicting Yacahu the supreme male god. The head has an expressive face and is kneeling and free standing. Cohoba stands were used to distribute the hallucinogenSee Sold Price
Sold2016Taino Anthropic/Shaman Cohoba Inhaler (1000-1500 CE)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 RoSee Sold Price
Sold2019TAINO CARVED COHOBA PESTLETaino 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 DoSee Sold Price
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