Greenstone, shell, bone, and gold are just some of the materials on display in this exhibition, which gathers art from Caribbean civilisations in the thousand years and more before the beginning of European colonisation in the 16th century. Find out more from the Met’s website.
Preview the exhibition below | View Apollo’s Art Diary here
Deity figure (Zemí) (c. 1000 AD), Taino. Courtesy Metropolitan Museum of Art
Figure pendant (10th–16th century), Tairona. Courtesy Metropolitan Museum of Art
Bird pendant (4th–7th century), Costa Rica. Courtesy Metropolitan Museum of Art
Duho (ceremonial seat or platter; 7th–12th century), Dominican Republic. Courtesy Metropolitan Museum of Art
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