Vase, Centro Leon, Santiago de los Caballeros, Dominican Republic, Caribbean

Precolumbian effigy vase in clay, 350-1500 AD, donated by Bernardo Vega, exhibited in the Centro Leon, or the Centro Cultural Eduardo Leon Jimenes, a museum housing a collection of Dominican art from the 20th century, in Santiago de los Caballeros, known as Santiago, Dominican Republic, in the Caribbean. The museum houses displays on Dominican art and culture, biodiversity, photography and Taino history, along with temporary exhibitions. Picture by Manuel Cohen

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Dominican Republic, Caribbean