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This work synthesizes art-historical and anthropological methods in the analysis of a large corpus of indigenous figure pendants, commonly called “amulets,” from the Greater Antilles and Bahamas. Figure pendants, ubiquitous in Caribbean collections, are small carvings of spirit beings perforated for...

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Language:English
Published: Sidestone Press 2024
Online Access:https://www.sidestone.com/books/caribbean-figure-pendants-style-and-subject-matter