Museo el Cemí
The Museo el Cemí is a history museum in Coabey barrio in Jayuya, Puerto Rico which opened in 1989. The museum building is a replica of a Cemí[1][2] and showcases Taíno artifacts.[3][4]
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View of the Cemí museum.
Description
The museum building was designed and built in the shape of a Cemí, a Taíno deity and is on PR-144 in Coabey, Jayuya. The museum's inauguration was in 1989.[5]
Cemí's were Taíno deities.[1]
Gallery
- Three-pointed stone Cemí is a specimen which was owned by Mr. Yunghannis, of Bayamón, Puerto Rico[1]
See also
References
- "Annual report of the Bureau of American Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution : Smithsonian Institution. Bureau of American Ethnology". Internet Archive. Retrieved October 12, 2021.
- "Cemi Museum – A Window to the Past". www.puertoricodaytrips.com. Retrieved 2022-12-19.
- "Museo El Cemí". Discover Puerto Rico. Retrieved 2021-09-24.
- "El Cemi Museum". Atlas Obscura. Retrieved 2022-12-19.
- "Arquitectura Museo del Cemi. Municipio de Jayuya. Puerto Rico". Arquitectura (in Spanish). 2018-02-09. Retrieved 2021-09-24.
External links
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