This seat is one of two Taíno seats called Duho in the British Museum that were originally found on the island of Hispaniola. The other is also modelled anthropomorphically on a man, but in that case the resemblance to a man on his stomach is more proportional.

Duho. Ceremonial seat used by warlords to preside over the ceremonies and rituals. Totem "God of Snuff." This figure was used as funerary urn for major characters and loved ones of the tribe. Sun God. Sale of a cave of the country's chief Mautiatibuel (son of dawn) or "Lord of the Dawn", which returns to hide, while the moon comes out of there ...

Duhos Duho, Haiti, Taino, Taino Museum Info: Duhos - Ritual Seat This wooden seat was used by chiefs in the Caribbean Taino culture during ceremonial communication with the spirit world.

Duho or seat made from a single piece of wood, representing an anthropomorphic figure with sculptured head and engraved geometric designs on the back, used for the cohoba ritual. The Duho was also used by the cacique while watching the ball game played by the Tainos.

Taíno artist, Duho, 1292–1399, wood and gold, 44 x 22 x 16.5 cm (The British Museum) Duhos are ceremonial seats fashioned out of stone or wood. They symbolized prestige and power since only caciques or ritual specialists used them.

The piece epitomizes the duho style found north of Hispaniola and Puerto Rico, the Taíno heartland, in the islands of the Bahamas and Turks and Caicos; it is a local variant, handiwork of the Lucayano.

Sep 12, 2017 · The Europeans who had an opportunity to see the Taino duho called it "the 'wood of life' ("lignum vitae"), which was believed to treat successfully many illnesses, from sore throats to syphilis. Wooden four-legged stool carved in anthropomorphic form …

Nov 12, 2022 · Figure \(\PageIndex{8}\): Taíno artist, Duho, 1292–1399, wood and gold, 44 x 22 x 16.5 cm (The British Museum) Duhos are ceremonial seats fashioned out of stone or wood. They symbolized prestige and power since only caciques or ritual specialists used them.

Title: Duho (Ceremonial Seat) Date: 11th–15th century. Geography: Puerto Rico, Caribbean. Culture: Taíno. Medium: Stone. Dimensions: H. 9 13/16 × W. 6 5/16 × D. 11 13/16 in. (25 × 16 × 30 cm) Classification: Wood-Sculpture. Credit Line: National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C., Gift of George Latimer ...

This wooden seat known as a duho was sculpted by a Taino artisan. The Taino were one of the pre-European, native peoples of the Caribbean. It is carved in the shape of an ancestor spirit known as...