c 600-1500 AD. Life sized. What appears to be an inverted mushroom symbol dominates the brow line. The eye and mouth surrounds are common Taino design elements. The face is fully decorated with engraved symbols. The back slightly cupped. Magnetite. Length 8″. Taino culture. Dominican Republic. Roberts collection, FL.
Taino Ancestral Head Carving, c 600-1500 AD, by Unknown Artist. Life sized, inverted mushroom symbol, engraved symbols, magnetite.
