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maria mendosa

cemies
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Cemies spirits related to our ancestors

  




Alfredo Edgardo Alvarez Ahumada

CEMIES:CEMI, OR ZEMI: SPIRITS.

  


Jimeno Álvarez

Plural of cemi.CEMI zemi is a Taíno concept that refers to a deity or ancestral spirit and certain sculptural objects that host such espiritus.1 materials that made the cemies were varied, some were wooden, ceramic, and others were even made of textile fibres. Certain cemies contained human remains or some objects that were associated with the spirit represented. The cult of the cemies is also documented some Carib tribes and certain areas of Sur.2 America

  



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