神像

泰诺人

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在西班牙人于十五世纪晚期来到加勒比群岛以前的几个世纪，居住在大安的列斯群岛的泰诺人创造了用于各种礼仪的独特艺术形式。这些作品大小不一，使用的材料也不同，有木头、粘土、石头、贝壳、骨头等。它们展现出一种强壮有力、引人注目的形象，常常突出人物的眼和嘴。这座叫做“则米”（偶像）的雕像描绘了一位蹲伏在地的消瘦男子，正抓住双膝，令人印象深刻。则米是泰诺社会最重要的崇拜物，用于需要吸入“蔻侯巴”（一种鼻吸类致幻药物）的仪式。

Zemí Cohoba Stand, Wood (Guaiacum sp.), shell, Taíno

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Zemí Cohoba Stand, Wood (Guaiacum sp.), shell, Taíno
Zemí Cohoba Stand, Wood (Guaiacum sp.), shell, Taíno
Zemí Cohoba Stand, Wood (Guaiacum sp.), shell, Taíno
Zemí Cohoba Stand, Wood (Guaiacum sp.), shell, Taíno
Zemí Cohoba Stand, Wood (Guaiacum sp.), shell, Taíno
Zemí Cohoba Stand, Wood (Guaiacum sp.), shell, Taíno
Zemí Cohoba Stand, Wood (Guaiacum sp.), shell, Taíno
Zemí Cohoba Stand, Wood (Guaiacum sp.), shell, Taíno

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