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TAINO LARGE SHELL IMPLEMENT CROCODILE CARVING

Currency:USD Category:Firearms & Military Start Price:20.00 USD Estimated At:80.00 - 150.00 USD
TAINO LARGE SHELL IMPLEMENT CROCODILE CARVING
Taino large shell implement with crocodile head. May have been used to scrape residue off wood serving bowls. Some roughness along top edge. Quite hefty. Length 5.52? Taino culture c 1000-1500 AD Caribbean Islands. Private Belgium collection. Curated by Larry Roberts. Author of Taino Sculpture Art of the Gods and Taino Hallucinogenic Implements Inhaling the Cosmic Dust. BA Art History U of Fl. BS Anthropology U. of Fl. This lot has a reserve.