Saturday, June 24, 2023

Duhos and Cohoba


Here is a fascinating example of cave art from Hoyo de Sanabe. The picture was found in the 14th volume of the Boletin of the Museo del Hombre Dominicano It appears to depict two seated figures sitting on duhos while partaking in cohoba. If duhos were often associated with caciques in the cohoba ritual, then these figures are like caciques. Perhaps the bird figure depicted above one of the seated figures is a reference to the pelican or owl, two birds which have appeared in Taino sculpture. The strange, larger figure above could be an allusion to a specific cemi or spirit seen or communicated with through the cohoba ritual?

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