Tainos
Pestles

Pestles, made out of stone, were also used as and extension of the hand to grind corn and
other vegetative foodstuffs and often feature Zemis, or deities with flex arms and legs.


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Anthropomorphic pestle with 
human and bird representations 
Anthropomorphic pestle 
of a Zemi

 
Pestle of a bird head Janus head pestle

 
Plain stone pestle