Integrating the Old World into the New: an ‘Idol from the West Indies’

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dc.contributor.authorOstapkowicz, Joanna
dc.contributor.authorBrock, Fiona
dc.contributor.authorWidenhoeft, Alex C.
dc.contributor.authorSchulting, Rick J.
dc.contributor.authorDaviola, Donatella
dc.date.accessioned2017-10-17T15:34:58Z
dc.date.available2017-10-17T15:34:58Z
dc.date.issued2017-09-20
dc.description.abstractThe 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 AD 1492–1524), and a brief discussion of the materials from which it is comprised. These include indigenous shell and European glass beads, newly identified feather and hair fibres, and the enigmatic rhinoceros-horn mask carved as a human face. We also address the sculpture's hidden internal wooden base, which is shown to be a non-indigenous display mount made of European willow (Salix sp.).en_UK
dc.identifier.citationOstapkowicz J, Brock F, Wiedenhoeft AC, et al., (2017) Integrating the Old World into the New: an ‘Idol from the West Indies’. Antiquity, Volume 91, Issue 359, October 2017, pp. 1314-1329en_UK
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.15184/aqy.2017.151
dc.identifier.urihttp://dspace.lib.cranfield.ac.uk/handle/1826/12649
dc.publisherCambridge University Pressen_UK
dc.rightsAttribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
dc.titleIntegrating the Old World into the New: an ‘Idol from the West Indies’en_UK
dc.typeArticleen_UK

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