Pre-Columbian Antiquities from Central America and the Caribbean
Pre-Columbian artifacts of the Caribbean area mostly come from the Greater Antilles islands of Puerto Rico, Jamaica, and Hispaniola (Haiti and the Dominican Republic). The principal people to inhabit this area were the Arawak, who were known as the Taíno. The most characteristic objects are made of bone, wood, and stone, and include spatulas for inducing vomiting for religious purification; dujos, or carved wooden stools for chiefs or priests; and zemi, or triangular stones carved with human or animal features representing major natural spirits and deities. Pottery included incised pots with geometric designs and effigy vessels in human shapes.
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Costa Rican Zoomorphic Bowl
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Unusual form! Ancient Pre-Columbian Bowl from Costa Rica, ca. 1000 – 1500 AD. Polychrome pottery with stylized human/zoomorphic features on front and sides.
$695.00
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Rare Mayan Peten Square Vase - Early!
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From the Mayan Territories, ca. 300 A.D., Peten - Guatemala. Square pottery vessel covered with rows of glyphs in a metallic black glaze with original cinnabar...
$9,250.00
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Maya Deity Rattle
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Ancient Pre-Columbian Rattle, west Mexico, Mayan, ca. 550 - 850 A.D. Molded pottery rattle depicting a standing figure/shaman with one hand hanging down to his side;
$1,195.00
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Costa Rican Tripod Vessel, Rattle Legs
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Ancient Pre-Columbian Tripod Vessel from Costa Rica, ca. 1000-1400 A.D. Polychrome pottery rattle leg tripod bowl with applied anthropomorphic head with snake-like arm apendages.
$395.00
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Did you know?
Taíno culture was the most highly developed in the Caribbean when Columbus reached Hispaniola in 1492. Islands throughout the Greater Antilles were dotted with Taíno communities nestled in valleys and along the rivers and coastlines, some of which were inhabited by thousands of people.
