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TainoGallery.com offers selected, high-quality work from Taino artisans. All items are handmade and assembled with care, exhibiting the warmth, variations and irregularities characteristic of handmade art. Delivery time for listed items is from stock, although some items, or larger orders may require up 2 to 3 weeks for delivery due to seasonal weather disruptions. Please inquire regarding special delivery arrangements.
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Limited Production / Sale Price - Behique (24k Gold Plated)
A witch doctor who knew everything about plants, natural medicine, and herbs. He was also a priest and led the Cohoba and Batey religious rituals. Material: 24k Gold plated over Pewter, suede necklace
Price: $99.95 |
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Limited Production / Sale Price - Maquetaurie Guayaba (24k Gold Plated)
The Zemi (Cemi) Maquetaurie Guayaba, Lord of the Land of the Dead, often depicted as an Owl or Bat, who rules the souls of the dead in the underworld. Taino folklore warns that before accepting a duel with a man or lying down with a woman, one should feel the belly, because the dead have no navels. Material: 24k Gold plated over Pewter, suede necklace
Price: $99.95 |
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Limited Production / Sale Price - Diosa Luna (24k Gold Plated)
The Goddess of the Moon comes out of a cave, which lies in the territory of cacique leader Mautiatibuel (Child of Dawn). Also known as the Goddess of Sunset, she returns to the cave when the sun comes out. Material: 24k Gold plated over Pewter, suede necklace
Price: $99.95 |
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Limited Production / Sale Price - Mascara (24k Gold Plated)
Through masks, Tainos reproduced the most important faces of men and women from their tribes, and also from their mystic and real animals. Material: 24k Gold plated over Pewter, suede necklace
Price: $99.95 |
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Limited Production / Sale Price - Toa (24k Gold Plated)
According to the mythology, the god Guahoyona, in order to avoid incest, abducted all the women of the island, leaving the kids alone with their fathers. In the evening the kids, starving, scream ‘toa, toa’ their cry to be breastfed. They cried so long that they were transformed into frogs, toads, or coquies. Material: 24k Gold plated over Pewter, suede necklace
Price: $99.95 |
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Special / Sale Price - Behique (Clay)
A witch doctor who knew everything about plants, natural medicine, and herbs. He was also a priest and led the Cohoba and Batey religious rituals. Material: Kiln-fired Clay with matte black finish, waxed cotton necklace
Price: $18.95 |
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Special / Sale Price - Maquetaurie Guayaba (Clay)
The Zemi (Cemi) Maquetaurie Guayaba, Lord of the Land of the Dead, often depicted as an Owl or Bat, who rules the souls of the dead in the underworld. Taino folklore warns that before accepting a duel with a man or lying down with a woman, one should feel the belly, because the dead have no navels. Material: Kiln-fired Clay with matte black finish, waxed cotton necklace
Price: $18.95 |
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Special / Sale Price - Diosa Luna (Clay)
The Goddess of the Moon comes out of a cave, which lies in the territory of cacique leader Mautiatibuel (Child of Dawn). Also known as the Goddess of Sunset, she returns to the cave when the sun comes out. Material: Kiln-fired Clay with matte black finish, waxed cotton necklace
Price: $18.95 |
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Special / Sale Price - Mascara (Clay)
Through masks, Tainos reproduced the most important faces of men and women from their tribes, and also from their mystic and real animals. Material: Kiln-fired Clay with matte black finish, waxed cotton necklace
Price: $18.95 |
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Special / Sale Price - Toa (Clay)
According to the mythology, the god Guahoyona, in order to avoid incest, abducted all the women of the island, leaving the kids alone with their fathers. In the evening the kids, starving, scream ‘toa, toa’ their cry to be breastfed. They cried so long that they were transformed into frogs, toads, or coquies. Material: Kiln-fired Clay with matte black finish, waxed cotton necklace
Price: $18.95 |
