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This item brought in by Gladys Moreno Fuentes, an employee at Central Connecticut State University, is a hanging decoration depicting the Fertility goddess of the Tainos people Atabey out of clay on a wooden back. It measures at about 3.5” by 5.25”…

An interview conducted with Gladys Moreno-Fuentes during the 2018 History Harvest. Mrs. Fuentes discusses the drinking cup and bowl set she brought in.

The items seen here are traditional eating and drinking utensils first used by the Tainos people indigenous to Puerto Rico. Brought in by Gladys Moreno Fuentes, an employee of Central Connecticut State University, the set includes two bowls or plates…

An interview with Luz Maria Valles as she describes the objects she brought to the Harvest, including the traditional dita.

Interview with Hermi Marrero about the object he brought to the History Harvest.

Description:This object is a necklace, and originally the decoration on the front would have been carved into a rock or painted or drawn on a cave wall. In recent history, the Cemi symbols have been used as decorative pieces to represent the…