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Taino cohoba figure - $8,500 - (Orlando, FL)

A large Taino carved wood Cohoba idol for the cohoba ritual. The figure carved in a strong realistic rendering. Emphasis on anatomy suggesting its use in funerary rites or in the Cohoba ritual as a representation of the behique (shaman) who underwent a strict diet and purging ritual before taking the drug. The base has a wide open hole probably to be suspended in a large wood stick. Ca. 1450-1550 A.D. Measuring: 14 ½ tall.Ex-The Cosme Collection 1976-1978 ( Yale University Publication "Excavations At Maria de la Cruz Cave and Hacienda GrandeVillage Site Loiza" 1990)

Taino cohoba figure
Taino cohoba figure
Taino cohoba figure
Taino cohoba figure

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Posted in Orlando, FL, Antiques
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