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(2) VERY RARE PRE-COLUMBIAN WOOD CARVINGS - Small

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Vintage folk art wood carving of a small horse.: Title: Vintage folk art wood carving of a small horse. Date/Period: 1930's Dimension: 3” x 3 1/2” Additional Information: Nice vintage folk art wood carving of a small horse or pony in gre

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(2) VERY RARE PRE-COLUMBIAN WOOD CARVINGS - Small

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(2) VERY RARE PRE-COLUMBIAN WOOD CARVINGS - Small Figures of Men Wrestling Jaguars, fetish forms more commonly having survived in stone, the features similar to the El Manati find, Vera Cruz, 1989, probably in cedar. 2" x 2 1/2". Encrusted, shrinkage cracks.

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(2) VERY RARE PRE-COLUMBIAN WOOD CARVINGS - Small

Name: (2) VERY RARE PRE-COLUMBIAN WOOD CARVINGS - Small
SKU: 33542370
Price: 1000 USD
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