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Caribbean Cultures Jade & Polished Stone Artifacts Jade, Turquoise, and Other Stones from the Caribbean Cultures |
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Caribbean - Taino Stone Stone Objects from the Archaic Cultures of Caribbean |
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Seated
Human or Monkey Figure, 13th–15th century Dominican Republic; Taino Diorite or granodiorite; H. 4 1/4 in. (10.8 cm) Metropolitan Museum |
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Pendant Figure, 13th–15th
century Metropolitan Museum |
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Pendant Mask, 13th–15th century Dominican Republic; Taino Bone; H. 3 5/8 in. (9.2 cm) Metropolitan Museum |
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Deity Figure (Zemí),
13th–15th century The Michael C. Rockefeller Memorial Collection |
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Caribbean-La Hueca
Jade & Stone Stone Objects from the Archaic Cultures of The Caribbean |
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Pendant (Parrot), jadeite, La Hueca Culture, 5.7 x 3.9 cm |
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Pendant (Condor), serpentine, La Hueca Culture, 4.3 x 3.0 cm |
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Pendant (Condor), jadeite and serpentine, La
Hueca Culture, 5.1 x 4.1 cm
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Necklace amethyst, cornaline and agatre beads, La Hueca Culture, Sorcé, Vieques, between 0.8 and 2.9 cm | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Necklace serpentine and shell beads, La Hueca Culture, Sorcé, Vieques, between 2.4 and 4.5 cm |
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Body ornaments, pink mother of pearl, La Hueca Culture, Sorcé, Vieques, Cultura La Hueca, 25 x 21 cm / 1.4 x 2.4 cm / 2.2 x 1.9 cm | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Caribbean-Saladoid
Jade & Stone Stone Objects from the Archaic Cultures of The Caribbean |
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Ceramic vessel with diorite and cornaline beads adn two rectangular stone celts, Saladoid Culture, 10.5 x 15.5 cm |
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Zoomorphic pendant, jadeite, Saladoid Culture, 2.6 x 2.7 cm | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Archaeological representation of a necklace made composed of biconic rock cristal beads, Saladoid Culture, between 1.0 and 1.6 cm |
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Archaeological representation of necklace composed of cyindrical, tubular and disk shaped diorite beads with a cornaline beads, Saladoid Culture, between 0.7 x 2.1 cm | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Caribbean-Ostiones
Jade & Stone Stone Objects from the Archaic Cultures of The Caribbean |
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Stone amulet pendant, Ostiones Culture, 6.9 x 3.6 cm | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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