Rare Taino Carved Greenstone Cohoba Spoon

A 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 or

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

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

**First Time At Auction** Pre-Columbian, Caribbean/Florida, Taino people, ca. 1000 to 1500 CE. A striking cream-hued carved stone zemi - a deity or ancestral spirit who is housed in a sculpted object.

Rare Carved Silver Spoons Weight 42 grams

Pre-Columbian, Olmec culture, ca. 1150 to 550 BCE. A carved jade (greenstone) spoon with incised designs in its slightly sunken bowl that would have once been filled with red cinnabar based on similar

Taino carved andesite Cohoba ceremonial inhaler; in the form of a crouching male figure, with incised detailing; circa A.D. 1000-1500Provenance:Collection of Flor Maria Alvarado and Carlton Rood, auth

Taino carved stone Cohoba ceremonial inhaler; of zoomorphic form, with incised detailing; circa A.D. 1000-1500Provenance:Collection of Flor Maria Alvarado and Carlton Rood, author of A Dominican Chron

Pre-Columbian, Southern Mexico to Guatemala, Olmec, ca. 900 to 500 BCE. A striking pair of naturalistically rendered ear effigies carved from a greenstone with shimmering mica inclusions. The cartilag

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 hallucinogen

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

A set of rare 18th-century hand-carved horn spoons. Each spoon has its own unique size and is carved from horn, which was a common material for utensils in the period. The back of one handle is inscri

TAXCO MEXICAN STERLING PICKS & SPOON SET - (25) Taxco Mexican sterling silver set to include five Mexican sterling spoons with a carved green stone hilt, twelve picks with carved green stone hilt, and

132074 TIFFANY & CO. EARRINGS & TAXCO MEXICAN STERLING Taxco Mexican sterling silver set to include five Mexican sterling spoons with a carved green stone hilt, twelve picks with carved green stone hi

Ca. 19th-20thC. Ovoid ladle atop torso, no arms, well-developed legs. Very good, with fine original patina, wood losses to feet. Ex-Nooter coll.

A rare 18th-century primitive hand-carved perforated spoon, likely used for straining or serving. It is handcrafted from a single piece of wood, with a series of perforations in the bowl of the spoon.

6 ½” Carved Conch Shell Spoon, Rare

CECILIA TONO TAXCO PENDANT /BROOCH & NECKLACE: Vintage 20thc, Taxco, Mexico. Outrageous, sculptural pendant brooch by Cecilia Tono, in the form of a carved green stone dimensional face mounted to a su

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

Rare Taino Lizard-man Transformation Pipe. Anthropo-zoomorphic figure hangs from bottom of bowl. Pipes may have been used to smoke a cohoba/tobacco mixture. Made of basalt. Dating c. 1000-1500 AD. Siz

A rare Taino shaman's amulet from Hispaniola, ca. AD 1000 – 1500. This exquisitely made stone pendant was carved and worn by a shaman for a specific ritual purpose. It is carved from speckled greens

**First Time At Auction** North America, Native American, Southeastern US, Eastern Woodland peoples, ca. 500 to 1500 CE. A carved greenstone banner stone used as a weight for an atlatl. The stone has

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).

Pre-Columbian, Northern Peru, Chavin culture, ca. 900 to 500 BCE. An incredibly rare carved anthracite box held together with cotton cords and inlaid with greenstone discs. The panels are all bored th