A History of the Caribbean in 100 Objects

Episode 9 — Taguabo and Maicabo


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Two for the price of one this week! We talk with Dr. Jorge Ulloa about two figurines from Cuba, found exactly one year apart in the same cave in Antilla, Holguín, One is called Taguabo, the other Maicabo.
Want to find out why these objects that look so different still belong together? Want to know more about some of Cuba's syncretic religious traditions and how Amerindian objects figure into this? Want to find out how you can make it rain or shine on command? Listen to this episode of A History of the Caribbean in 100 Objects!
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A History of the Caribbean in 100 ObjectsBy Alice Samson and Angus Mol

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