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Taino Bird Form Purging Spatula (1000-1500 CE)

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Taino Owl Form Purging Spatula.(1000-1500 CE) (1 of 2)

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Taino Vomit Stick or Purging Spatula (1000-1500 CE) (1 of 7)

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Rare Taino Purging Spatula (1000-1500 CE) (1 of 3)

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Rare Taino Purging Spatula (1000-1500 CE) (1 of 2)

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Taino (1000-1500 CE) Lignum Vitae Spatula (1 of 7)

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Taino (c. 1000-1500 CE) Vomit Stick (1 of 6)

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Taino Iguana/Toothy Bird Figural Axe (1000-1500 CE) (1 of 2)

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Taino Manatee Bone Spatula w/ Skeletal Form (1 of 5)

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Taino Manatee Bone Spatula w/ Skeletal Form (1 of 5)

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Taino Marble Mask (1000-1500 CE) (1 of 3)

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Rare and Fine Pre-Columbian Taino Duho (1 of 6)

Rare and Fine Pre-Columbian Taino Duho Rare and Fine Pre-Columbian Taino (1000-1500 CE) Duho. Lignum vitae wood carved ceremonial cohoba stool or platter. Featuring a human like face on a zoomorphic body. The brow forms a bird head with a

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Taino Stone Pestle w/ Bird Head (1 of 3)

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Taino Manatee Bone Vomit Stick - Lizard Form (1 of 4)

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Taino Manatee Bone Spatula w/ Zemi Face (1 of 5)

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Taino Manatee Bone Spatula w/ Zemi Face (1 of 5)

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Taino Figural Bird Ax (1000-1500 CE) (1 of 2)

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Taino Ax-Man Form (1000-1500 CE) (1 of 2)

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Taino Serpentine Bird Effigy (1000-1500 CE) (1 of 3)

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Taino Monolithic Bird Ax (1000-1500 CE) (1 of 6)

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