Cohaba Inhaler in the Form of a Shaman
Cohoba, a potent hallucinogen made of ground tree seeds, was the mind-altering substance of choice for Taino "behiques" (shamans). The powder was placed on a special carved pedestal and inhaled through the nose via an inhaler such as this piece. This carved stone example depic...
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Warren Lampkin and Nancy Nicola, Huntington Harbor, CA [collected in the 1970's while sailing in the Caribbean]; Leonard Kalina Fine Arts, Los Angeles, prior to April 2006; Austen-Stokes Ancient Americas Foundation [John Stokes as agent], April 2, 2006, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 2007, by gift.
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