Integrating the old world into the new: an ‘idol from the West Indies’
The Pigorini cemí is an icon of Caribbean colonial history, reflecting early trans-Atlantic cross-cultural exchanges. Although well documented, the piece has received surprisingly little systematic study. We present the first structural analysis and radiocarbon dating of the sculpture (modelled at A...
Main Authors: | Ostapkowicz, J, Brock, F, Wiedenhoeft, A, Schulting, R, Saviola, D |
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Format: | Journal article |
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Cambridge University Press
2017
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