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Zemís, trees, and symbolic landscapes: three Taíno carvings from Jamaica

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2015

Nicholas J. Saunders  and
Dorrick Gray
Nicholas J. Saunders
Affiliation:
Department of Archaeology, University of Southampton, Southampton SO17 1BJ, England
Dorrick Gray
Affiliation:
Department of Anthropology, Syracuse University, 209 Maxwell Hall, Syracuse NY 13244, USA & Jamaica National Heritage Trust, Port Royal, Kingston, Jamaica
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Three carved wooden images have come to light in Jamaica, the most important find of Taíno carvings for two centuries from that island. Their discovery prompts a reconsideration of Taíno zemís, and their placing into the known context of the Caribbean region, with its South American links.

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Antiquity , Volume 70 , Issue 270 , December 1996 , pp. 801 - 812
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Copyright © Antiquity Publications Ltd. 1996

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