Taino Toucan Ceremonial Bird Ax (1000-1500 CE) First Image

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Taino Toucan Ceremonial Bird Ax (1000-1500 CE)

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Taino Toucan Ceremonial Bird Ax (1000-1500 CE) (1 of 7)

Taino Toucan Ceremonial Bird Ax (1000-1500 CE)Taino Toucan Ceremonial Bird Ax (1000-1500 CE). Bird rests peacefully on its legs. Toucans were kept as pets in most Mesoamerica cultures. Large bird head wings brace the bird's body. Black heavy hard

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Taino Monolithic Bird Ax (1000-1500 CE) (1 of 6)

Taino Monolithic Bird Ax (1000-1500 CE)Taino Monolithic Bird Ax (1000-1500 CE). Made of basalt like stone. The relatively small size suggests it was used as a scepter used during ceremonial pageantry. A second bird head is incorporated int

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Taino Big Beak Bird Pestle (1000-1500CE) (1 of 3)

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

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Taino Ceremonial Bird Ax (1000-1500 AD) (1 of 4)

Taino Ceremonial Bird Ax (1000-1500 AD)Taino Ceremonial Bird Ax (1000-1500 AD). Made of a dark serpentine and featuring a full figure big beak bird resting on top of ax. Size: 6.5'' x 2.5'' (17 x 6 cm). Provenance: Larry Roberts, author of

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Taino Figural Bird Ax (1000-1500 CE) (1 of 2)

Taino Figural Bird Ax (1000-1500 CE)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:

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Taino Monkey-Like Ceremonial Ax (1000-1500 CE) (1 of 3)

Taino Monkey-Like Ceremonial Ax (1000-1500 CE)Taino Monkey-Like Ceremonial Ax (1000-1500 CE) Exaggerated ear spools, unite with hand representations. Well defined symbolic female ideographs. Made from tan jasper-like stone. Size: 5" x 2" x 2" (13

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Taino Owl Figural Ax (1000-1500 CE) (1 of 3)

Taino Owl Figural Ax (1000-1500 CE)Taino Owl Figural Ax (1000-1500 CE). Bird head wings, secondary bird head on beak. Made of a dense marble-like stone. Owls were the shaman's ally. Size: 5" x 4" x 2" (13 x 10 x 5 cm).

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Taino (1000-1500 CE) Twin Bird Head Ceremonial Axe (1 of 4)

Taino (1000-1500 CE) Twin Bird Head Ceremonial Axe 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

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Taino Heavy Granite Ax (1000-1500 CE) (1 of 6)

Taino Heavy Granite Ax (1000-1500 CE)Taino Heavy Granite Ax (1000-1500 CE) with reclining bird man at top. Inter locking bird head symbols in band surround. Provenance: Larry Roberts, author of Taino Sculpture: Art of the Gods. Size: 7.5

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Taino Reclining Figure Atop an Ax Form (1000-1500 CE) (1 of 3)

Taino Reclining Figure Atop an Ax Form (1000-1500 CE)Taino Reclining Figure Atop an Ax Form (1000-1500 CE), A nicely patterned serpentine stone carving with a complex symbolic band of twin interlocking bird heads. Subject's feet bend over back and a sec

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Taino Ax-Man Form (1000-1500 CE) (1 of 2)

Taino Ax-Man Form (1000-1500 CE)Taino Ax-Man Form (1000-1500 CE). Nicely polished and gently worn from ceremonial handling. Well engraved with engaging eye surrounds and complex symbolic band that surrounds ax. Made from a golden co

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Pre-Colunbian Ceremonial Hand Ax (1 of 6)

Pre-Colunbian Ceremonial Hand Ax Pre-Colunbian Ceremonial HAND AX Fully Carved Animal Effigy Hand Ax, Pre-Columbian, Puerto Rico, Greater Antilles Islands, Taino/ Arawak Indians, ca. 1000 to 1500 CE. EX. Ed Lucas Collection 1949 (100

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Rare and Fine Pre-Columbian Taino Duho (1 of 6)

Rare and Fine Pre-Columbian Taino Duho Rare and Fine Pre-Columbian Taino (1000-1500 CE) Duho. Lignum vitae wood carved ceremonial cohoba stool or platter. Featuring a human like face on a zoomorphic body. The brow forms a bird head with a

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Taino Ax Man (1000-1500 CE) (1 of 3)

Taino Ax Man (1000-1500 CE)Taino Ax Man (1000-1500 CE) Hands over head and broad smile suggest a trickster God. Decorated collar on neck. Made of a diorite like stone. Size: 4.5" x 2" (11 x 5 cm).

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Taino Owl Ax (1000-1500 CE) (1 of 2)

Taino Owl Ax (1000-1500 CE)Taino Owl Ax (1000-1500 CE), made of translucent marble. Feet etched just under beak. Owls were the shaman's ally and consulted during healing rituals. Length: 4.4" (11.2 cm). Provenance: Larry Robert

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Taino Serpentine Bird Effigy (1000-1500 CE) (1 of 3)

Taino Serpentine Bird Effigy (1000-1500 CE)Taino Serpentine Bird Effigy (1000-1500 CE). Precisely engraved symbolism. Likely held during shamanic ceremonies to beckon bird spirits. Size: 4" x 2" x 1.25" (10 x 5 x 3 cm).

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Taino Anthropic Ax Man (1000-1500 CE) (1 of 7)

Taino Anthropic Ax Man (1000-1500 CE)Taino Anthropic Ax Man (1000-1500 CE). Figural Stone axes were used in rituals and are not utilitarian. Subject has hands raised and extended head. A band of water/snake symbols dominates chest. A sec

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Taino Spirit Form Bird (1000-1500 CE) (1 of 3)

Taino Spirit Form Bird (1000-1500 CE)Taino Spirit Form Bird (1000-1500 CE). Although the eyes are pierced, they were likely a symbolic marker as the figure is a dream or hallucinogenic vision. The off center nose and counter posed body f

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Taino Pendulum Shaped Ax (1000-1500 CE) (1 of 2)

Taino Pendulum Shaped Ax (1000-1500 CE)Taino Pendulum Shaped Ax (1000-1500 CE). Made of andesite. Measures L. 5.4" (13.7 cm). Width 3.8" (9.6 cm). Provenance: Larry Roberts, author of Taino Sculpture: Art of the Gods.

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Taino Bird Cemi/Stamp (1000-1500 CE) (1 of 6)

Taino 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 f

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Taino Animated Ax Man (1000-1500 CE) (1 of 2)

Taino Animated Ax Man (1000-1500 CE)Taino Animated Ax Man (1000-1500 CE). Expressive face; lines under arms are ribs denoting a shamanic skeletal persona. Made of hard metamorphic stone. Measure 6.8" (17.4 cm). Provenance: Larry Roberts

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Taino Ax-like Form (1000-1500 CE) (1 of 5)

Taino Ax-like Form (1000-1500 CE)Taino Ax-like form (1000-1500 CE). Full Anthropic figure with reversed head. Made of a grey basalt-like stone. Size: 2'' x 2.5'' x 6.5'' (5 x 6 x 17 cm). Provenance: Larry Roberts, author of Taino Scu

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Taino Elongated Bird Cemi (1000-1500 CE) (1 of 3)

Taino Elongated Bird Cemi (1000-1500 CE)Taino Elongated Bird Cemi (1000-1500 CE) with extended huge beak. Highly variegated colored stone, possible serpentinite variant. Length: 3.8" (9.6 cm). Provenance: Larry Roberts, author of Taino Scul

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Taino Toucan Cemi/Stamp (1000-1500 CE) (1 of 7)

Taino Toucan Cemi/Stamp (1000-1500 CE)Taino Toucan Cemi/Stam (1000-1500 CE), made of a beautiful variegated serpentine, concentric circles symbolize wings, base has quadrant design symbolizing the four sacred corners of åÊthe world. Siz

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