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Knee-Height Afro-Cuban Altar of Fate
B172
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Box and Brush for Divination Powder Used by Cuban Babalao Diviner
B173
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Black-and-White Sugarcane Hook for the Afro-Cuban God Elegguá
B174
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Red-and-Black Sugarcane Hook (Garbato) for the Afro-Cuban God Elegguá (#1)
B175
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Baby-Pink Horsetail Flywhisk for the Afro-Cuban Goddess Obbá
B176
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Photo of the Afro-Cuban Goddess Yemayá
B177
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Red-and-Black Sugarcane Hook (Garbato) for the Afro-Cuban God Elegguá (#2)
B178
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Machete-Shaped Scepter for the Afro-Cuban God Obatalá Ayagguna
B179
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Wooden Sword and Battle Axe (Oché) for the Afro-Cuban God Changó (2 items)
B180
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Lance for the Afro-Cuban God Ochosi
B181
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Decorative Oar for the Afro-Cuban Goddess Ochún
B182
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Altar Crown for the Afro-Cuban Goddess Ochun Ibú-Añá
B183
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Three Elaborate Single-Strand Necklaces for the Afro-Cuban Goddess Yemayá
B184
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Six Simple Single-Strand Necklaces for the Afro-Cuban Goddess Yemayá
B185
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Four Necklaces of the Afro-Cuban God San Lázaro/Babalú Ayé
B186
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