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The bowl atop the figure's head was used to hold cohoba during rituals. [1] Taino Zemi mask from Walters Art Museum. A zemi or cemi (Taíno: semi [sɛmi]) [2] was a deity or ancestral spirit, and a sculptural object housing the spirit, among the Taíno people of the Caribbean. [3] Cemi’no or Zemi’no is a plural word for the spirits.
Cohoba is a Taíno transliteration for a ceremony in which the ground seeds of the cojóbana tree (Anadenanthera spp.) were inhaled, the Y-shaped nasal snuff tube used to inhale the substance, and the psychoactive drug that was inhaled.
Yúcahu [1] —also written as Yucáhuguama Bagua Maórocoti, Yukajú, Yocajú, Yokahu or Yukiyú— was the masculine spirit of fertility in Taíno mythology. [2] He was the supreme deity or zemi of the Pre-Columbian Taíno people along with his mother Atabey who was his feminine counterpart. [3]
Guabancex is a zemi of storms aided by Coatriquie, and Guataubá, who control wind and rainfall. [3] She was entrusted to the ruler of a mystical land, Aumatex. This granted her the title of " Cacique of the Wind", but it also imposed the responsibility of repeatedly appeasing the goddess throughout her long reign.
What’s on the menu for Hilton Head and Bluffton’s 17th Chamber Restaurant Week (Provided) The 17th annual Chamber Restaurant Week is right around the corner, running Jan. 25 through Feb. 1.
Old man fire; the Taíno spirit of Cohoba and guardian of the secrets of sweet potato bread. Boinayel: God of the sun and of good weather; Marohu's twin brother. Márohu: God of the moon and of rain, rainstorms, and floods; Boinayel's twin brother. Maketaori Guayaba: The god of Coaybay or Coabey, the land of the dead. Opiyel Guabiron
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A dish from Opal Rooftop, which will be one of over 50 restaurants participating in Greater Cincinnati Restaurant Week from Monday, April 15, to Sunday, April 21, 2024. Cincinnati foodies rejoice!