Pre-Columbian Asian Art and Furniture

Here's a beautifully hand carved effigy artifact from ancient America. This carving appears to be neither human nor supernatural but an idealized surreal other worldly form. Depicting a typical Olmecoid, elongated head and face with almond-shaped eyes and a toothless slightly down turned mouth, this standing figure is carved from jade in elegant simplistic detail. Its harmonious proportions are indicative of the sophistication attained by ancient jade...

Unique jade pendant and 18-karat gold jewelry Pre-Columbian, Hispaniola, Arawak Peoples, Taino Native Indians, 1000-1500 AD. A fine authentic old Taino Jade Anthropic pendant of a standing "Hands over Head" Figure that has been expertly fashioned using 18-karat gold into a custom necklace setting. The jade figure measures 2.5 inches in length and the necklace is 20" in length. All our Jade jewelry is artisan inspired & hand crafted from authentic old Jades and 18-karat gold. We will provide you with a custom black gift box and certificate of authenticity. ( please view photo) Photographed in natural day light. This Taino Jade Anthropic Fertility Figure, 1000-1500 AD is carved in a rich dark jade. Taino jades are extremely uncommon due to lack of local island jade cobble resources. Jade was likely traded into this country hundreds of years ago and this work of art is just one of a small collection found in a cave in LaAltagracia Provonce, Dominican Republic in 1958. Sometimes described as a jade -cemi- this work of art belongs to a broader category of Taino art also called -zemis-. This term refers to the physical incarnation of a Taino god, spirit or ancestor. This figure may represent a Taino in trance and might have adorned Cohoba ceremonies where hallucinogenic substances like cohoba were consumed to induce trances to communicate with the gods. It features decorative tattoo on the head top while the figure maintains a meditative pose. While the precise function of such objects remain somewhat a mystery- they continue to impress us with their bold abstract form and magical associations. This remarkable sculpture figure is carved in a dark, rich blue green jade...

Pre-Columbian, Hispaniola, Arawak Peoples, Taino Native Indians, 1000 to 1500 CE. , #5 Taino Jade male dark jade pendant of a seated "in tranced" figure with hands on knees , 1000-...

Pre-Columbian, Hispaniola, Arawak peoples, Taino native Indians, 1000-1500 CE. This is a fine and important hand carved jade ancestor sculpture fashioned as a pendant from the Arawak Peoples of the Greater Antilles Islands, Dominican Republic. It is a rare, choice example and is accompanied by a certificate of authenticity as photographed. Taino jades are extremely uncommon due to lack of local island jade cobble resources. Jade was likely traded into this country hundreds of years ago and this work of art is just one of a small collection found in a cave in LaAltagracia Provonce, Dominican Republic in 1958. Taino Jade Anthropic Pendant of a female figure, 1000-1500 AD "Certificate of Authenticity". Dimensions: 3.1 inches high, 8 cm Sometimes described as a jade -cemi- this work of art belongs to a broader category of Taino art...