Museo el Cemí
View of the Cemí museum.
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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] and showcases Taíno artifacts.[2]
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.[3]
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[]
- ^ a b c "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.
- ^ "Museo El Cemí". Discover Puerto Rico. Retrieved 2021-09-24.
- ^ "Arquitectura Museo del Cemi. Municipio de Jayuya. Puerto Rico". Arquitectura (in Spanish). 2018-02-09. Retrieved 2021-09-24.
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Coordinates: 18°12′38″N 66°33′42″W / 18.21048°N 66.56157°W
Categories:
- Art museums and galleries in Puerto Rico
- Museums in Puerto Rico
- Tourist attractions in Puerto Rico
- Jayuya, Puerto Rico