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  • Heart shaped vase with small anthropomorphic heads and phallic shaped pourer, Chicoide style, Taino culture, Precolumbian era, in the Museo del Hombre Dominicano, founded in 1973 and designed by Jose Antonio Caro Alvarez, on the Plaza de la Cultura in the Colonial Zone, in Santo Domingo, capital of the Dominican Republic, in the Caribbean. The museum houses collections on the culture of the Precolumbian Taino people. Santo Domingo's Colonial Zone is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Heart shaped vase with small anthropomorphic heads and phallic shaped pourer (not shown here), Chicoide style, Taino culture, Precolumbian era, in the Museo del Hombre Dominicano, founded in 1973 and designed by Jose Antonio Caro Alvarez, on the Plaza de la Cultura in the Colonial Zone, in Santo Domingo, capital of the Dominican Republic, in the Caribbean. The museum houses collections on the culture of the Precolumbian Taino people. Santo Domingo's Colonial Zone is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC18_DominicanRepublic_MC_207.jpg
  • Effigy vase in male anthropomorphic style, seated figure on a duho or ceremonial seat with hands on knees and pierced earlobes, Chicoide style, Taino culture, Precolumbian era, in the Museo del Hombre Dominicano, founded in 1973 and designed by Jose Antonio Caro Alvarez, on the Plaza de la Cultura in the Colonial Zone, in Santo Domingo, capital of the Dominican Republic, in the Caribbean. The museum houses collections on the culture of the Precolumbian Taino people. Santo Domingo's Colonial Zone is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC18_DominicanRepublic_MC_204.jpg
  • Effigy vase in female anthropomorphic form, Taino culture, Precolumbian era, in the Museo del Hombre Dominicano, founded in 1973 and designed by Jose Antonio Caro Alvarez, on the Plaza de la Cultura in the Colonial Zone, in Santo Domingo, capital of the Dominican Republic, in the Caribbean. The museum houses collections on the culture of the Precolumbian Taino people. Santo Domingo's Colonial Zone is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC18_DominicanRepublic_MC_202.jpg
  • Trigonolite, a cult object like a zemi, housing the spirit of a god or ancestral spirit, used for obtaining good fortune or fertility from the spirits, anthropomorphic style in form of a smiling head, possibly buried under a field for improving harvests, Taino culture, Precolumbian era, in the Museo del Hombre Dominicano, founded in 1973 and designed by Jose Antonio Caro Alvarez, on the Plaza de la Cultura in the Colonial Zone, in Santo Domingo, capital of the Dominican Republic, in the Caribbean. The museum houses collections on the culture of the Precolumbian Taino people. Santo Domingo's Colonial Zone is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC18_DominicanRepublic_MC_205.jpg
  • Male anthropomorphic stone statuette, Taino culture, Precolumbian era, in the Museo del Hombre Dominicano, founded in 1973 and designed by Jose Antonio Caro Alvarez, on the Plaza de la Cultura in the Colonial Zone, in Santo Domingo, capital of the Dominican Republic, in the Caribbean. The museum houses collections on the culture of the Precolumbian Taino people. Santo Domingo's Colonial Zone is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC18_DominicanRepublic_MC_203.jpg
  • Effigy vase with 2 linked containers, now masculine where the liquid enters the vessels, and the other feminine, with decorative figures, Chicoide style, Taino culture, Precolumbian era, in the Museo del Hombre Dominicano, founded in 1973 and designed by Jose Antonio Caro Alvarez, on the Plaza de la Cultura in the Colonial Zone, in Santo Domingo, capital of the Dominican Republic, in the Caribbean. The museum houses collections on the culture of the Precolumbian Taino people. Santo Domingo's Colonial Zone is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC18_DominicanRepublic_MC_209.jpg
  • Trigonolite, a cult object like a zemi, housing the spirit of a god or ancestral spirit, used for obtaining good fortune or fertility from the spirits, anthropomorphic style in form of a head, possibly buried under a field for improving harvests, Taino culture, Precolumbian era, in the Museo del Hombre Dominicano, founded in 1973 and designed by Jose Antonio Caro Alvarez, on the Plaza de la Cultura in the Colonial Zone, in Santo Domingo, capital of the Dominican Republic, in the Caribbean. The museum houses collections on the culture of the Precolumbian Taino people. Santo Domingo's Colonial Zone is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC18_DominicanRepublic_MC_206.jpg
  • Effigy vase in male anthropomorphic form, with seated figure with arms crossed over his knees and 'coffee bean' eyes in sad expression, Taino culture, Precolumbian era, in the Museo del Hombre Dominicano, founded in 1973 and designed by Jose Antonio Caro Alvarez, on the Plaza de la Cultura in the Colonial Zone, in Santo Domingo, capital of the Dominican Republic, in the Caribbean. The museum houses collections on the culture of the Precolumbian Taino people. Santo Domingo's Colonial Zone is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC18_DominicanRepublic_MC_201.jpg
  • Figure used as a whistle, ceramic, Jama Coaque culture, 300 BC - 800 AD, exhibited in the Ecuador room at the Faro a Colon, or Columbus Lighthouse, a monument to Christopher Columbus designed by JL Gleave in 1931, and built 1986-92, in Santo Domingo Este, a suburb of Santo Domingo, in the Dominican Republic, Caribbean. The concrete building is constructed in a cross shape, symbolising the christianisation of the region, and serves both as a museum and a mausoleum holding the remains of Columbus. 157 beams of light are emitted into the sky from the building. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC18_DominicanRepublic_MC_256.jpg
  • Hieratic figure, ceramic, Jama Coaque culture, <br />
300 BC - 800 AD, exhibited in the Ecuador room at the Faro a Colon, or Columbus Lighthouse, a monument to Christopher Columbus designed by JL Gleave in 1931, and built 1986-92, in Santo Domingo Este, a suburb of Santo Domingo, in the Dominican Republic, Caribbean. The concrete building is constructed in a cross shape, symbolising the christianisation of the region, and serves both as a museum and a mausoleum holding the remains of Columbus. 157 beams of light are emitted into the sky from the building. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC18_DominicanRepublic_MC_255.jpg
  • Sculpted figure, Bahia culture, 500 BC - 800 AD, exhibited in the Ecuador room at the Faro a Colon, or Columbus Lighthouse, a monument to Christopher Columbus designed by JL Gleave in 1931, and built 1986-92, in Santo Domingo Este, a suburb of Santo Domingo, in the Dominican Republic, Caribbean. The concrete building is constructed in a cross shape, symbolising the christianisation of the region, and serves both as a museum and a mausoleum holding the remains of Columbus. 157 beams of light are emitted into the sky from the building. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC18_DominicanRepublic_MC_254.jpg
  • Petroglyphs on rocks along the Yuboa river, at a site used for ceremonies and rituals by the precolumbian Taino people, near Bonao in the Dominican Republic, in the Caribbean. The carvings represent eyes in the form of masks, were created by the chiefdom of Maguana, and are 1500-500 years old. The rock art here, which is painted, drawn and carved, is thought to be related to birth, rain and fertility, and to the worship of the goddess Atabey, Mother of Waters in the Taino culture. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC18_DominicanRepublic_MC_375.jpg
  • Precolumbian effigy vase in clay in form of crawling figure, 350-1500 AD, donated by Gustavo Tavares Grieser, 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
    LC18_DominicanRepublic_MC_313.jpg
  • Petroglyphs on rocks along the Yuboa river, at a site used for ceremonies and rituals by the precolumbian Taino people, near Bonao in the Dominican Republic, in the Caribbean. The carvings represent eyes in the form of masks, were created by the chiefdom of Maguana, and are 1500-500 years old. The rock art here, which is painted, drawn and carved, is thought to be related to birth, rain and fertility, and to the worship of the goddess Atabey, Mother of Waters in the Taino culture. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC18_DominicanRepublic_MC_291.jpg
  • Illustration of the Areyto celebration on the ceremonial square, used by indigenous Taino people for sports and religious ceremonies, in the Museo del Hombre Dominicano, founded in 1973 and designed by Jose Antonio Caro Alvarez, on the Plaza de la Cultura in the Colonial Zone, in Santo Domingo, capital of the Dominican Republic, in the Caribbean. In the museum garden there is a reconstruction of a Yuba ceremonial square. The museum houses collections on the culture of the Precolumbian Taino people. Santo Domingo's Colonial Zone is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC18_DominicanRepublic_MC_200.jpg
  • Precolumbian effigy vase with human face in clay, 825-1500 AD, donated by Gustavo Tavares Grieser, 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
    LC18_DominicanRepublic_MC_305.jpg
  • Petroglyphs on rocks along the Yuboa river, at a site used for ceremonies and rituals by the precolumbian Taino people, near Bonao in the Dominican Republic, in the Caribbean. The carvings represent eyes in the form of masks, were created by the chiefdom of Maguana, and are 1500-500 years old. The rock art here, which is painted, drawn and carved, is thought to be related to birth, rain and fertility, and to the worship of the goddess Atabey, Mother of Waters in the Taino culture. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC18_DominicanRepublic_MC_293.jpg
  • Petroglyphs on rocks along the Yuboa river, at a site used for ceremonies and rituals by the precolumbian Taino people, near Bonao in the Dominican Republic, in the Caribbean. The carvings represent eyes in the form of masks, were created by the chiefdom of Maguana, and are 1500-500 years old. The rock art here, which is painted, drawn and carved, is thought to be related to birth, rain and fertility, and to the worship of the goddess Atabey, Mother of Waters in the Taino culture. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC18_DominicanRepublic_MC_288.jpg
  • Inside the Museo del Hombre Dominicano, founded in 1973 and designed by Jose Antonio Caro Alvarez, on the Plaza de la Cultura in the Colonial Zone, in Santo Domingo, capital of the Dominican Republic, in the Caribbean. The museum houses collections on the culture of the Precolumbian Taino people. Santo Domingo's Colonial Zone is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC18_DominicanRepublic_MC_199.jpg
  • Precolumbian pictogram by the indigenous Tainos culture, in the Cueva de la Linea or Cueva del Ferrocaril, created by limestone erosion, in the Parque Nacional de los Haitises, or Los Haitises National Park, on the North East coast of the Dominican Republic, in the Caribbean. The paintings were made using berry juice, mangrove bark, charcoal, manatee grease and bat droppings. The park was established in 1976 and consists of limestone karst scenery, mountains, subtropical forest and mangrove forests along the coast. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC18_DominicanRepublic_MC_051.jpg
  • Precolumbian pictogram of animals by the indigenous Tainos culture, in the Cueva de la Linea or Cueva del Ferrocaril, created by limestone erosion, in the Parque Nacional de los Haitises, or Los Haitises National Park, on the North East coast of the Dominican Republic, in the Caribbean. The paintings were made using berry juice, mangrove bark, charcoal, manatee grease and bat droppings. The park was established in 1976 and consists of limestone karst scenery, mountains, subtropical forest and mangrove forests along the coast. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC18_DominicanRepublic_MC_054.jpg
  • Precolumbian ceremonial anthropomorphic dagger, 350-1500 AD, donated by Gustavo Tavares Grieser, 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
    LC18_DominicanRepublic_MC_316.jpg
  • Precolumbian anthropomorphic idol made from bone and stone, 350-1500 AD, donated by Gustavo Tavares Grieser, 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
    LC18_DominicanRepublic_MC_315.jpg
  • Precolumbian skimming tool in stone, 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
    LC18_DominicanRepublic_MC_309.jpg
  • Precolumbian monolithic stonecutter axe, 350-1500 AD, donated by Gustavo Tavares Grieser, 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
    LC18_DominicanRepublic_MC_308.jpg
  • Precolumbian seated idol in stone, 825-1500 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
    LC18_DominicanRepublic_MC_306.jpg
  • Precolumbian fragment of an anthropomorphic figure in clay, 825-1500 AD, donated by the family of Raphael Esteva, 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
    LC18_DominicanRepublic_MC_304.jpg
  • Precolumbian heart shaped pottery 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
    LC18_DominicanRepublic_MC_301.jpg
  • Petroglyphs on rocks along the Yuboa river, at a site used for ceremonies and rituals by the precolumbian Taino people, near Bonao in the Dominican Republic, in the Caribbean. The carvings represent eyes in the form of masks, were created by the chiefdom of Maguana, and are 1500-500 years old. The rock art here, which is painted, drawn and carved, is thought to be related to birth, rain and fertility, and to the worship of the goddess Atabey, Mother of Waters in the Taino culture. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC18_DominicanRepublic_MC_294.JPG
  • Petroglyphs on rocks along the Yuboa river, at a site used for ceremonies and rituals by the precolumbian Taino people, near Bonao in the Dominican Republic, in the Caribbean. The carvings represent eyes in the form of masks, were created by the chiefdom of Maguana, and are 1500-500 years old. The rock art here, which is painted, drawn and carved, is thought to be related to birth, rain and fertility, and to the worship of the goddess Atabey, Mother of Waters in the Taino culture. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC18_DominicanRepublic_MC_290.jpg
  • Petroglyphs on rocks along the Yuboa river, at a site used for ceremonies and rituals by the precolumbian Taino people, near Bonao in the Dominican Republic, in the Caribbean. The carvings represent eyes in the form of masks, were created by the chiefdom of Maguana, and are 1500-500 years old. The rock art here, which is painted, drawn and carved, is thought to be related to birth, rain and fertility, and to the worship of the goddess Atabey, Mother of Waters in the Taino culture. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC18_DominicanRepublic_MC_289.jpg
  • Petroglyphs on rocks along the Yuboa river, at a site used for ceremonies and rituals by the precolumbian Taino people, near Bonao in the Dominican Republic, in the Caribbean. The carvings represent eyes in the form of masks, were created by the chiefdom of Maguana, and are 1500-500 years old. The rock art here, which is painted, drawn and carved, is thought to be related to birth, rain and fertility, and to the worship of the goddess Atabey, Mother of Waters in the Taino culture. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC18_DominicanRepublic_MC_287.jpg
  • Precolumbian petroglyph of the Tainos culture depicting a face, in the Cueva de San Gabriel, created by limestone erosion, in the Parque Nacional de los Haitises, or Los Haitises National Park, on the North East coast of the Dominican Republic, in the Caribbean. The park was established in 1976 and consists of limestone karst scenery, mountains, subtropical forest and mangrove forests along the coast. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC18_DominicanRepublic_MC_048.jpg
  • Precolumbian pictogram by the indigenous Tainos culture, in the Cueva de la Linea or Cueva del Ferrocaril, created by limestone erosion, in the Parque Nacional de los Haitises, or Los Haitises National Park, on the North East coast of the Dominican Republic, in the Caribbean. The paintings were made using berry juice, mangrove bark, charcoal, manatee grease and bat droppings. The park was established in 1976 and consists of limestone karst scenery, mountains, subtropical forest and mangrove forests along the coast. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC18_DominicanRepublic_MC_052.jpg
  • Precolumbian pictogram by the indigenous Tainos culture, in the Cueva de la Linea or Cueva del Ferrocaril, created by limestone erosion, in the Parque Nacional de los Haitises, or Los Haitises National Park, on the North East coast of the Dominican Republic, in the Caribbean. The paintings were made using  berry juice, mangrove bark, charcoal, manatee grease and bat droppings. The park was established in 1976 and consists of limestone karst scenery, mountains, subtropical forest and mangrove forests along the coast. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC18_DominicanRepublic_MC_053.jpg
  • Precolumbian pictogram of an angry child by the indigenous Tainos culture, in the Cueva de la Linea or Cueva del Ferrocaril, created by limestone erosion, in the Parque Nacional de los Haitises, or Los Haitises National Park, on the North East coast of the Dominican Republic, in the Caribbean. The paintings were made using berry juice, mangrove bark, charcoal, manatee grease and bat droppings. The park was established in 1976 and consists of limestone karst scenery, mountains, subtropical forest and mangrove forests along the coast. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC18_DominicanRepublic_MC_055.jpg
  • Precolumbian pictogram by the indigenous Tainos culture, in the Cueva de la Linea or Cueva del Ferrocaril, created by limestone erosion, in the Parque Nacional de los Haitises, or Los Haitises National Park, on the North East coast of the Dominican Republic, in the Caribbean. The paintings were made using berry juice, mangrove bark, charcoal, manatee grease and bat droppings. The park was established in 1976 and consists of limestone karst scenery, mountains, subtropical forest and mangrove forests along the coast. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC18_DominicanRepublic_MC_057.jpg
  • Precolumbian pictogram of a dancer by the indigenous Tainos culture, in the Cueva de la Linea or Cueva del Ferrocaril, created by limestone erosion, in the Parque Nacional de los Haitises, or Los Haitises National Park, on the North East coast of the Dominican Republic, in the Caribbean. The paintings were made using berry juice, mangrove bark, charcoal, manatee grease and bat droppings. The park was established in 1976 and consists of limestone karst scenery, mountains, subtropical forest and mangrove forests along the coast. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC18_DominicanRepublic_MC_058.jpg
  • Precolumbian pictogram by the indigenous Tainos culture, in the Cueva de la Linea or Cueva del Ferrocaril, created by limestone erosion, in the Parque Nacional de los Haitises, or Los Haitises National Park, on the North East coast of the Dominican Republic, in the Caribbean. The paintings were made using berry juice, mangrove bark, charcoal, manatee grease and bat droppings. The park was established in 1976 and consists of limestone karst scenery, mountains, subtropical forest and mangrove forests along the coast. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC18_DominicanRepublic_MC_060.jpg
  • Statue of Enriquillo, a 16th century Taino cacique or chief who rebelled against the Spanish, at the entrance to the Museo del Hombre Dominicano, founded in 1973 and designed by Jose Antonio Caro Alvarez, on the Plaza de la Cultura in the Colonial Zone, in Santo Domingo, capital of the Dominican Republic, in the Caribbean. The museum houses collections on the culture of the Precolumbian Taino people. Santo Domingo's Colonial Zone is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC18_DominicanRepublic_MC_125.jpg
  • Precolumbian ceremonial grinding tool in stone, 350-1500 AD, 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
    LC18_DominicanRepublic_MC_376.jpg
  • Precolumbian duho or ceremonial seat in wood with carved decoration and anthropomorphic legs, 350-1500 AD, on loan from the Museo del Hombre Dominicano in Santo Domingo, 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
    LC18_DominicanRepublic_MC_317.jpg
  • Precolumbian pot in clay featuring human figure, 350-1500 AD, donated by Gustavo Tavares Grieser, 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
    LC18_DominicanRepublic_MC_314.jpg
  • Precolumbian head in clay, 350-1500 AD, made by the Marcorix people, donated by Gustavo Tavares Grieser, 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
    LC18_DominicanRepublic_MC_311.jpg
  • Precolumbian monolithic axe in stone, 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
    LC18_DominicanRepublic_MC_307.jpg
  • 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
    LC18_DominicanRepublic_MC_303.jpg
  • Precolumbian pectoral in the form of a mask, made from shell, 350-1500 AD, donated by Gustavo Tavares Grieser, 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
    LC18_DominicanRepublic_MC_302.jpg
  • Petroglyphs on rocks along the Yuboa river, at a site used for ceremonies and rituals by the precolumbian Taino people, near Bonao in the Dominican Republic, in the Caribbean. The carvings represent eyes in the form of masks, were created by the chiefdom of Maguana, and are 1500-500 years old. The rock art here, which is painted, drawn and carved, is thought to be related to birth, rain and fertility, and to the worship of the goddess Atabey, Mother of Waters in the Taino culture. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC18_DominicanRepublic_MC_295.jpg
  • Petroglyphs on rocks along the Yuboa river, at a site used for ceremonies and rituals by the precolumbian Taino people, near Bonao in the Dominican Republic, in the Caribbean. The carvings represent eyes in the form of masks, were created by the chiefdom of Maguana, and are 1500-500 years old. The rock art here, which is painted, drawn and carved, is thought to be related to birth, rain and fertility, and to the worship of the goddess Atabey, Mother of Waters in the Taino culture. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC18_DominicanRepublic_MC_292.jpg
  • Petroglyphs on rocks along the Yuboa river, at a site used for ceremonies and rituals by the precolumbian Taino people, near Bonao in the Dominican Republic, in the Caribbean. The carvings represent eyes in the form of masks, were created by the chiefdom of Maguana, and are 1500-500 years old. The rock art here, which is painted, drawn and carved, is thought to be related to birth, rain and fertility, and to the worship of the goddess Atabey, Mother of Waters in the Taino culture. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC18_DominicanRepublic_MC_286.jpg
  • Petroglyphs on rocks along the Yuboa river, at a site used for ceremonies and rituals by the precolumbian Taino people, near Bonao in the Dominican Republic, in the Caribbean. The carvings represent eyes in the form of masks, were created by the chiefdom of Maguana, and are 1500-500 years old. The rock art here, which is painted, drawn and carved, is thought to be related to birth, rain and fertility, and to the worship of the goddess Atabey, Mother of Waters in the Taino culture. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC18_DominicanRepublic_MC_285.jpg
  • Model of indigenous people hunting a manatee for its meat and bones in a mangrove swamp, in the Museo del Hombre Dominicano, founded in 1973 and designed by Jose Antonio Caro Alvarez, on the Plaza de la Cultura in the Colonial Zone, in Santo Domingo, capital of the Dominican Republic, in the Caribbean. Columbus confused this animal with a mermaid, calling it a sea cow in Montecristi in 1493. The manatees are now endangered and protected. The museum houses collections on the culture of the Precolumbian Taino people. Santo Domingo's Colonial Zone is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC18_DominicanRepublic_MC_198.jpg
  • Cueva de San Gabriel, created by limestone erosion, containing precolumbian petroglyphs of the Tainos culture, in the Parque Nacional de los Haitises, or Los Haitises National Park, on the North East coast of the Dominican Republic, in the Caribbean. The park was established in 1976 and consists of limestone karst scenery, mountains, subtropical forest and mangrove forests along the coast. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC18_DominicanRepublic_MC_049.jpg
  • Precolumbian pictogram of a shaman or sorcerer by the indigenous Tainos culture, in the Cueva de la Linea or Cueva del Ferrocaril, created by limestone erosion, in the Parque Nacional de los Haitises, or Los Haitises National Park, on the North East coast of the Dominican Republic, in the Caribbean. The paintings were made using berry juice, mangrove bark, charcoal, manatee grease and bat droppings. The park was established in 1976 and consists of limestone karst scenery, mountains, subtropical forest and mangrove forests along the coast. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC18_DominicanRepublic_MC_056.jpg
  • Precolumbian pictogram of sharks by the indigenous Tainos culture, in the Cueva de la Linea or Cueva del Ferrocaril, created by limestone erosion, in the Parque Nacional de los Haitises, or Los Haitises National Park, on the North East coast of the Dominican Republic, in the Caribbean. The paintings were made using berry juice, mangrove bark, charcoal, manatee grease and bat droppings. The park was established in 1976 and consists of limestone karst scenery, mountains, subtropical forest and mangrove forests along the coast. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC18_DominicanRepublic_MC_059.jpg
  • Precolumbian pictogram of a heron by the indigenous Tainos culture, in the Cueva de la Linea or Cueva del Ferrocaril, created by limestone erosion, in the Parque Nacional de los Haitises, or Los Haitises National Park, on the North East coast of the Dominican Republic, in the Caribbean. The paintings were made using berry juice, mangrove bark, charcoal, manatee grease and bat droppings. The park was established in 1976 and consists of limestone karst scenery, mountains, subtropical forest and mangrove forests along the coast. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Precolumbian heart shaped vase with human heads on the spout, with a phallic shaped pourer (not shown here), Taino culture, in the Museo Arqueologico Regional Altos de Chavon, in Altos de Chavon, a recreated European village built 1976-82 in La Romana, Dominican Republic, in the Caribbean. The museum was opened in 1981 and is part of the Altos de Chavon Cultural Center Foundation, housing a collection of indigenous objects donated by Samuel Pion. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Statue of Enriquillo, a 16th century Taino cacique or chief who rebelled against the Spanish, at the entrance to the Museo del Hombre Dominicano, founded in 1973 and designed by Jose Antonio Caro Alvarez, on the Plaza de la Cultura in the Colonial Zone, in Santo Domingo, capital of the Dominican Republic, in the Caribbean. The museum houses collections on the culture of the Precolumbian Taino people. Santo Domingo's Colonial Zone is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Piedras Letradas or inscribed stones, Taino petroglyphs and pictograms in the Valle de la Culata near Constanza, in the Parque Nacional Bermudez, Dominican Republic, in the Caribbean. The petroglyphs are 1200-600 years old and were created by the chiefdom of Maguana which was ruled by the Caonabo chief. The area holds both anthropomorphic and zoomorphic petroglyphs and was probably a ceremonial site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Ceremonial mortar on which hallucinogenic cohoba powder was prepared, in the Museo Arqueologico Regional Altos de Chavon, in Altos de Chavon, a recreated European village built 1976-82 in La Romana, Dominican Republic, in the Caribbean. The museum was opened in 1981 and is part of the Altos de Chavon Cultural Center Foundation, housing a collection of indigenous objects donated by Samuel Pion. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Display of indigenous artefacts, in the Museo Arqueologico Regional Altos de Chavon, in Altos de Chavon, a recreated European village built 1976-82 in La Romana, Dominican Republic, in the Caribbean. The museum was opened in 1981 and is part of the Altos de Chavon Cultural Center Foundation, housing a collection of indigenous objects donated by Samuel Pion. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC18_DominicanRepublic_MC_078.jpg
  • Stamp made from clay with a geometric design, which was pressed against dye then on the bodies of the Taino people, to decorate their skin, in the Museo Arqueologico Regional Altos de Chavon, in Altos de Chavon, a recreated European village built 1976-82 in La Romana, Dominican Republic, in the Caribbean. Dyes for the stamps were extracted from plants such as mixa, custard apple and mangrove. The museum was opened in 1981 and is part of the Altos de Chavon Cultural Center Foundation, housing a collection of indigenous objects donated by Samuel Pion. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Entrance gateway to ceremonial centre with 4 arches, One of the three walls protecting the city, Puuc Architecture, Ek Balam (?Black Jaguar? in Maya), flourished during the Late Classic period between 700 and 1200 AD, Yucatan, Mexico. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • The Acropolis, 31 meters high, different terrace levels and superimposed constructions with a base measuring 160 meters by 60 meters, singular architectural style that combines elements from the Peten, Puuc, Quintana Roo coast, Rio Bec and Chenes regions, Ek Balam (?Black Jaguar? in Maya), flourished during the Late Classic period between 700 and 1200 AD, Yucatan, Mexico. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Temple of 7 Dolls with 4 staircases orientated to the cardinal points and topped with central tower for celestial observations, Doorway on each side of the structure and windows on each side of the east and west entrances, 5th-8th century, Dzibilchaltun, Yucatan, Mexico. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Structure 12 with Monolith, Platform of 1,4 meters high with four staircase on each side and the monoilith in the center, Dzibilchaltun (500 BC - 1500 AD), Yucatan, Mexico. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Detail of the western façade of the Codz Poop ("Rolled-up matting" in Maya), originally covered with 250 stone masks of Chaac, the big-nosed god of rain, Puuc Architecture, 700-900 AD, Kabah, Yucatan, Mexico. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Detail of the western façade of the Codz Poop ("Rolled-up matting" in Maya), originally covered with 250 stone masks of Chaac, the big-nosed god of rain, Puuc Architecture, 700-900 AD, Kabah, Yucatan, Mexico. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Western façade of the Codz Poop ("Rolled-up matting" in Maya), originally covered with 250 stone masks of Chaac, the big-nosed god of rain, Puuc Architecture, 700-900 AD, Kabah, Yucatan, Mexico. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Western façade of the Codz Poop ("Rolled-up matting" in Maya), originally covered with 250 stone masks of Chaac, the big-nosed god of rain, Puuc Architecture, 700-900 AD, Kabah, Yucatan, Mexico. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Eastern Façade of the Codz Poop ("Rolled-up matting" in Maya), Display of Lattice Work and stylized huts, Puuc Architecture, 700 ? 900 AD, Kabah, Yucatan, Mexico. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • The Paintings Group, in reference to the fragments of mural painting preserved in this building, Late Post-Classical Period (1250 ? 1550 AD), East Coast Style, Quintana Roo, Coba, Mexico. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Temple on Nohoch Mul pyramid, Detail of a niche depicting the Descending God, East Coast Style (similar to those in Tulum), 14th century AD, Quintana Roo Mayan site, 600-900 AD, Coba, Mexico. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Nohoch Mul (?Big Hill?), 42 meters high, large pyramid of seven stepped units with rounded and inset corners topped by a temple similar to those at Tulum with niches depicting the Descending God, Early Classical Period, 325 ? 625 AD, Coba, Quintana Roo, Mexico. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Detail of a skull, Ball Court, Coba Group, Late Classical Period Quintana Roo Mayan site, 600-900 AD, Coba, Mexico. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • The Temple of the Magician or House of the Dwarf, c. 900 AD, Puuc architecture, Uxmal late classical Mayan site, flourished between 600-900 AD, Yucatan, Mexico. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Mask of Chaac, god of the rain, formerly the corner of an oldest building under the Governor?s Palace, 900-1000 AD, Puuc architecture, Uxmal late classical Mayan site, Yucatan, Mexico. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • The Temple of the Wind, on a natural prominence at the edge of the cliff, standing on a circular platform provided for temples dedicated to Ehécatl, the god of Wind, one of the aspects of Quetzalcoatl, one single room with the entrance on the north side and a vaulted roof, beside the temple and down right the picture, a shrine, small temple of one small square room with one entrance, Tulum (Zamá, Zamal), arise and grew between 12th and 16th centuries AD, Postclassic period, Quintana Roo, Yucatan, Mexico. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • The temple of the Descending God, Flat-roofed building with a staircase leading to the temple with a single chamber, topped by a roof crest in three parts, over the doorway a niche contains a painted stucco figure of the Descending God, in the inner precinct of the wall with the Castle in the distance, Tulum (Zamá, Zamal), arise and grew between 12th and 16th centuries AD, Postclassic period, Quintana Roo, Yucatan, Mexico. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • The Temple of the Frescoes, detail of stucco figure decorating one of the three niches over the portico, built in different stages between 12th and 16th centuries AD, Postclassic period, Tulum (Zamá, Zamal), Quintana Roo, Yucatan, Mexico. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • The Temple of the Frescoes, built in different stages between 12th and 16th centuries AD, Postclassic period, Tulum (Zamá, Zamal), Quintana Roo, Yucatan, Mexico. The oldest building has a single chamber, murals on the façade and a niche over the entrance containing a Descending God. Later, a gallery has surrounded it with entrances formed by four columns. Various stucco figures decorate the three niches over the portico and the corners of the façade. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Ball Court, Coba Group, Detail of depictions of captive prisoners, Late Classical Period Quintana Roo Mayan site, 600-900 AD, Coba, Mexico. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Ball Court, Coba Group, Quintana Roo Mayan site, 600-900 AD, Coba, Mexico Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Temple of 7 Dolls with 4 staircases orientated to the cardinal points and topped with central tower for celestial observations, Doorway on each side of the structure and windows on each side of the east and west entrances, 5th-8th century, Dzibilchaltun, Yucatan, Mexico. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Ball Court, with the Acropolis in the distance, Ek Balam (?Black Jaguar? in Maya), flourished during the Late Classic period between 700 and 1200 AD, Yucatan, Mexico. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Rear side of the Southern Temple, Late Classic Period, 600 ? 900 AD, Edzna, Campeche, Mexico. The wide embankment on which the five bodies with indented corners converge is of the Petén architectural style. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • The Temple of the Sea, single-roomed building overlooking the Caribbean, Tulum (Zamá, Zamal), arise and grew between 12th and 16th centuries AD, Postclassic period, Quintana Roo, Yucatan, Mexico. Formally it had a roof made of limestone mixed with pieces of seashells and conch, and supported by wooden beams. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • The Quadrangle of the Birds with the symbol of corn (¤) on the frieze above the doors, 900-1000 AD, Puuc architecture, Uxmal late classical Mayan site, Yucatan, Mexico. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Stone Phallus, Uxmal late classical Mayan site, flourished between 600-900 AD, Yucatan, Mexico. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Sculpture of the Old Lady, The Nunnery Quadrangle, Western Edifice, 900-1000 AD, Puuc architecture, Uxmal late classical Mayan site, Yucatan, Mexico. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Mask of Tlaloc, god of rain of the Mexican high plateau, Maya hut and lattice work, The Nunnery Quadrangle, South Building, 900-1000 AD, Puuc architecture, Uxmal late classical Mayan site, Yucatan, Mexico Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • God Chaac sculpture, The Nunnery Quadrangle, East Building, 900-1000 AD, Puuc architecture, Uxmal late classical Mayan site, Yucatan, Mexico Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • The Grand Pyramid or Great Temple, commonly the Great pyramid, 8th century, reconstructed 1972-3, Puuc architecture, Uxmal late classical Mayan site, flourished between 600-900 AD, Yucatan, Mexico Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • The Chaac House, Puuc architecture, Uxmal late classical Mayan site, flourished between 600-900 AD, Yucatan, Mexico Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Piedras Letradas or inscribed stones, Taino petroglyphs and pictograms in the Valle de la Culata near Constanza, in the Parque Nacional Bermudez, Dominican Republic, in the Caribbean. The petroglyphs are 1200-600 years old and were created by the chiefdom of Maguana which was ruled by the Caonabo chief. The area holds both anthropomorphic and zoomorphic petroglyphs and was probably a ceremonial site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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  • Piedras Letradas or inscribed stones, Taino petroglyphs and pictograms in the Valle de la Culata near Constanza, in the Parque Nacional Bermudez, Dominican Republic, in the Caribbean. The petroglyphs are 1200-600 years old and were created by the chiefdom of Maguana which was ruled by the Caonabo chief. The area holds both anthropomorphic and zoomorphic petroglyphs and was probably a ceremonial site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC18_DominicanRepublic_MC_337.jpg
  • Piedras Letradas or inscribed stones, Taino petroglyphs and pictograms in the Valle de la Culata near Constanza, in the Parque Nacional Bermudez, Dominican Republic, in the Caribbean. The petroglyphs are 1200-600 years old and were created by the chiefdom of Maguana which was ruled by the Caonabo chief. The area holds both anthropomorphic and zoomorphic petroglyphs and was probably a ceremonial site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC18_DominicanRepublic_MC_336.jpg
  • Piedras Letradas or inscribed stones, Taino petroglyphs and pictograms in the Valle de la Culata near Constanza, in the Parque Nacional Bermudez, Dominican Republic, in the Caribbean. The petroglyphs are 1200-600 years old and were created by the chiefdom of Maguana which was ruled by the Caonabo chief. The area holds both anthropomorphic and zoomorphic petroglyphs and was probably a ceremonial site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
    LC18_DominicanRepublic_MC_333.jpg
  • Piedras Letradas or inscribed stones, Taino petroglyphs and pictograms in the Valle de la Culata near Constanza, in the Parque Nacional Bermudez, Dominican Republic, in the Caribbean. The petroglyphs are 1200-600 years old and were created by the chiefdom of Maguana which was ruled by the Caonabo chief. The area holds both anthropomorphic and zoomorphic petroglyphs and was probably a ceremonial site. Picture by Manuel Cohen
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