Zemís, trees, and symbolic landscapes: Three Taíno carvings from Jamaica

Antiquity

Volumn 70, Issue 270, 1996, Pages 801-812

  Saunders, Nicholas J ^a   Gray, Dorrick ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^b SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Jamaica National Heritage Trust   (Jamaica)

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EID: 0013216636     PISSN: 0003598X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0003598X00084076     Document Type: Article

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