Episode 65 - Taino ritual seat. ... In other words they thought of these things as having 'cemi', that is, a soul." And so the gaping, boggle-eyed figure at the front of our seat ...

It is carved in the shape of an ancestor spirit known as a cemi. Duhos were used to communicate with the spirit world. A Taino chief would sit in his duho and then snort psychedelic snuff made ...

Across the Caribbean, there is growing interest in the historical, cultural, and genetic legacies of Native peoples. In increasing numbers, individuals, families, and organizations are affirming their ...

Archaeologist Joanna Ostapkowicz of the University of Oxford has spent countless hours combing through documents stored in the two miles of shelves at the National Anthropological Archives (NAA ...

Taino: Native Heritage and Identity in the Caribbean. July 28, 2018 – November 12, 2019 Addthis Share Tools. Share Icon. Print; Taíno (Chican Ostionoid) cemí carved to represent a human head, AD ...