Pre-Columbian art 
Taino ceremonial petaloid celt
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Taino ceremonial petaloid celt
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Ref : ANT-TAI-27P
Description : Ceremonial petaloid celt
Origins : Arawaks (Taino) Small Antilles
Epoch : Circa 800 - 900 A.D.
Material : Stone
Function : Rituals & religion
Height : 24,5 cm
Width : 14 cm
State of conservation : Very good
Provenance : Private Collection
Display stand: No
The Taino word for ceremonial hatchet is "manaya".
These
so-called "petaloid celt" hatchets are very common and get their
archeological name "petaloid" because the actual tear-like stone blade
is shaped like a flower petal.
The meaning of ceremonial hatchets of the ancient Tainos was Guakar's
tool of Experience, one of the means by which the ancient Tainos gained
wisdom through harsh
experience.
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