#tainoindian

[art-of-jaral]

After 12 days without power, I finally found the motivation to finish this piece

[dailyhistoryposts]

Ritual seat (duho) (1292–1399), Taíno artist. Wood inlaid with gold. Currently property of the British Museum.

[1492project]

Columbus and the Taíno - Exploring the Early Americas | Exhibitions - Library of Congress

When Christopher Columbus arrived on the Bahamian Island of Guanahani (San Salvador) in 1492, he encountered the Taíno people, whom he described in letters as "naked as the day they were born." The Taíno had complex hierarchical religious, political, and social systems. Skilled farmers and navigators, they wrote music and poetry and created powerfully expressive objects. At the time of Columbus’s exploration, the Taíno were the most numerous indigenous people of the Caribbean and inhabited what are now Cuba, Jamaica, Haiti, the Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands. By 1550, the Taíno were close to extinction, many having succumbed to diseases brought by the Spaniards. Taíno influences survived, however, and today appear in the beliefs, religions, language, and music of Caribbean cultures.

[cosmicinheritance]

[lunafire16]

[vexxisaversailles]

[ekizlabrujita]

So i'm a Brujita, or Baby witch. i'm restarting my book of shadows, i decided to make the inside cover and front page a tribute to my ancestors. I'm Puerto Rican so i went with the symbols of the tainos. Starting at the top of the totem is the Goddess of the moon Maroya, she's also symbolic for the menstrual cycle taking every 28 days just like the phases of the moon. The next Goddess is Guabancex. she is the goddess of storms and all destruction. She usually manifests in the form of a hurricane, earthquake and and an active volcano. the final one is Maquetarie Guayaba "El señor de los muertos" or the "the god of the dead" he's the guardian of the Ancestral realm. The White feather is one that i found after the earthquakes in Puerto rico. as a child i was told that if you found a white feather, it meant your guardian angel /or ancestors are watching over you. they are also a symbol for protection. i've casted a spell to protect my book, and left a spot to store the feather. i'm really happy with how it turned out.

[hurricanetaino]

Some childhood memories on my beautiful island 🐸🐸🐸