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Taino Sculpture

Hand-Carved Taino Cacique Chief Figure, Pre-Columbian Wood Sculpture
Hand-Carved Taino Cacique Chief Figure, Pre-Columbian Wood Sculpture

Hand-Carved Taino Cacique Chief Figure, Pre-Columbian Wood Sculpture

Located in South Burlington, VT

Pre-Columbian style , Hispaniola, Arawak Peoples, Taino Native Indians This is a finely carved Taino Cacique Chief's hand carved hard wood figure- a superb ancestor style ceremonial...

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Located in Astoria, NY

Taino Pre-Columbian Carved Jade Kneeling Figure Zemi Pendant. 2.25" H x 1" W x 1" D. Provenance: From the Upper East Side Apartment of a Former Ambassador.

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American Taino Encrusted Blue Jade Fertility Figure
American Taino Encrusted Blue Jade Fertility Figure

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Located in South Burlington, VT

As chieftains and important shamans were deified after death this sculpture may represent a cacique chief or high status member of Taino Community.

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H 12 in W 7 in D 2 in

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Pre-Columbian, Caribbean area, perhaps Dominican Republic, Taino (Arawak) Indians, ca. 1000 to 1500 CE. An incredibly well-preserved stone zemi of a Taino deity shown in a crouchin...

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