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THBTaino Manatee Bone Vomit Stick - Lizard Form
Lot 90
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Artemis Fine Arts
686 S Taylor Ave, Ste 106
Louisville, CO 80027
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Selling antiquities, ancient and ethnographic art online since 1993, Artemis Gallery specializes in Classical Antiquities (Egyptian, Greek, Roman, Near Eastern), Asian, Pre-Columbian, African / Tribal / Oceanographic art. Our extensive inventory includes pottery, stone, metal, wood, glass and textil...Read more
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- Lot Description
Pre-Columbian, Caribbean/Florida, Taino people, ca. 1000 to 1500 CE. A striking manatee bone spatula or vomiting stick, hand-carved into the form of a lizard, the curved bone shape giving him a lifelike appearance, as if he is curling his body around a natural feature. His triangular head has deeply drilled eyes and a deep, wide incision for a mouth; neck, legs, and toes are delineated with shallower incisions. Size: 1.5" W x 6.9" H (3.8 cm x 17.5 cm); 6.5" H (16.5 cm) on included custom stand.
Taino spirituality, which focused on the spirit of the ancestors and the god of cassava, their primary crop, was mediated by a class of priests (bohiques), who often engaged in the taking of hallucinogenic drugs to aid in rituals and ceremonies. The Cohoba ritual required this type of special object, designed to induce vomiting to help a shaman purge themselves; this, coupled with fasting, allowed the shamans to have the most pure high from the Cohoba powder. Many of these vomiting sticks were made from the rib bones of West Indian Manatee.
Provenance: private New York, New York, USA collection; ex-private New York, USA collector
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#141363Intact aside from a tiny bit missing from the lizard tail. Wear on surface commensurate with age and light encrustation on the surface.Condition
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