Language of the Voiceless: Traces of Taino Language, Food, and Culture in the Americas From 1492 to the Present
by Leonardo Nin
by Leonardo Nin
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Pic.38 Duho distribution across <strong>the</strong> Bahamas <strong>and</strong> Turks <strong>and</strong> Caicos 165 .<br />
However, when it comes <strong>to</strong> <strong>the</strong> behique > ‘shaman’ effigies, which are <strong>the</strong> only<br />
o<strong>the</strong>r figures <strong>in</strong> <strong>Ta<strong>in</strong>o</strong> archeology that appear sitt<strong>in</strong>g <strong>in</strong> an object, we notice a<br />
differentiation <strong>in</strong> <strong>the</strong> type <strong>of</strong> duho. They are <strong>of</strong>ten pla<strong>in</strong>, without arch, back support or<br />
decorative sculptures. The images below are from behique archeology.<br />
Pic.39 Behique. 166 Pic.40 Manatial de la Aleta 167 . Pic.41 Behique 168 Pic.42 Behique 169<br />
As it can be observed, duhos appeared <strong>to</strong> be reserved for <strong>the</strong> caciques <strong>and</strong><br />
behíques. After that, everyone <strong>and</strong> everyth<strong>in</strong>g seem <strong>to</strong> be squatt<strong>in</strong>g:<br />
Pic.43 Naborias effigies from Hispaniola 170 Pic.44 Naborias effigies from Hispaniola <strong>and</strong> Cuba 171<br />
165<br />
(Ostapkowicz, The Study <strong>of</strong> Lucayan Duhos | Ei<strong>the</strong>r a Piece <strong>of</strong> Domestic Furniture or One <strong>of</strong> Their Gods, 2015)<br />
166<br />
(García Arévalo, 2001)<br />
167<br />
(Conrad, Foster, & Beeker, 2001)<br />
168<br />
(Pozzi, 2011, p. 11)<br />
169<br />
(Fewkes, 1903-1904)<br />
170<br />
(Cassa, 1974)<br />
171<br />
(Oliver, 2009)