EULAC_476 Taíno Zemi "This small figurine is a Ta\u00edno Zemi. A Pre-Columbian artefact from the Ta\u00edno people who inhabited the Caribbean centuries before the arrival of the Europeans around 1492. They were wiped out by European colonialism. This figurine was an important aspect of their culture, representing their religious beliefs. The zemis were modelled after Ta\u00edno deities and the Ta\u00edno would communicate with them through the inhalation of a hallucinogenic substance called cohoba, which they placed on top of the figurine's small bowl above its head. This figurine is a replica. The original zemi was excavated in Jamaica, and now resides in the British Museum, though not on display." This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 Research and innovation programme under grant agreement No 693669. English CULTURAL HERITAGE 3D Object CULTURAL HERITAGE 3D University of St Andrews EULAC Kristin Watkins "This small figurine is a Ta\u00edno Zemi. A Pre-Columbian artefact from the Ta\u00edno people who inhabited the Caribbean centuries before the arrival of the Europeans around 1492. They were wiped out by European colonialism. This figurine was an important aspect of their culture, representing their religious beliefs. The zemis were modelled after Ta\u00edno deities and the Ta\u00edno would communicate with them through the inhalation of a hallucinogenic substance called cohoba, which they placed on top of the figurine's small bowl above its head. This figurine is a replica. The original zemi was excavated in Jamaica, and now resides in the British Museum, though not on display." 13.0833626 -59.6023586