Taíno Publications

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book cover Taíno: Pre-Columbian Art and Culture from the Caribbean
The Monacelli Press, co-published with El Museo del Barrio
192 pages, 9 x 11 inches
140 illustrations, 120 color
ISBN 1-88525482-2
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This is the first English-language publication on the fascinating legacy of Taíno art and culture. The contributors include ten of the foremost scholars of pre-Columbian culture and art, and an appendix features the first English translations of writing from Spanish explorers who had contact with the Taíno. Authors include Ricardo E. Alegría, José Juan Arrom, Marco Biscione, Manuel A. García Arévalo, Shirley McGinnis, Joanna M. Ostapkowicz, Jeffrey Quilter, Peter G. Roe, Peter E. Siegel, Marcio Veloz Maggiolo, Jeffrey B. Walker, and Samuel Wilson.

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Exhibition Catalogue ($15)
Taíno: Pre-Columbian Art and Culture from the Caribbean
El Museo del Barrio
56 pages, 9.5 x 10.5 inches
with illustrations, in color
ISBN 1-882454-05-7

The exhibition catalogue is a bilingual English-Spanish text, with scholarly articles by the curators Dr. Ricardo E. Alegría, Dr. José Juan Arrom, and Dr. Dicey Taylor.

The Taíno Educator's Resource Guide ($35)
El Museo del Barrio
30 pages, illustrated, with color slide packet

A useful tool for educators. Historical and contextual information, lesson plans and activity sheets for grades K-12. Bilingual English-Spanish text focuses on the Taíno and the Caribbean region.

Taíno: Caribbean Ancestors ($8.95)
El Museo del Barrio and Creative Publishing
28 pages, illustrated

Bilingual English-Spanish activity book geared to ages 9 through 11. Features fun activities for children to engage with the history of the Taíno and learn about the Caribbean.

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