Index
Abaco, The Bahamas, 42, 98 Achiote (bija), 4, 78, 79–80, 145 Acklins Island, The Bahamas, plate 10 Africa, 68, 69, 74, 81, 111–116, 128, 136; Biafra, Nigeria, 74 African Diaspora, 68, 85, 86, 109 Agricultural fields (conuco), 71, 146; digging stick (coa), 72, 146; European, 71; mounds (montones), 72, 147; root crops, 71–76; “slash-and-burn,” 71 Agujeta (lace-end), 118, 120n1 American Indian Movement, 135–136 Anacacuya, 19–20 Andros Island, The Bahamas, 85 Anse à la Gourde, Guadeloupe, 48 Anthropogenic landscape, 68; deforestation, 69–70 Anthropophagy. See Cannibalism Antillean current, 83 Arawaks, Island, 11, 106 Archaic Age, 3, 12 Arieto, 6, 88–93, 119; of Magua, 91 Asia, 107, 129 Asian catfish, 39 Asian Exchange, 38 Atlantic triton shell, 58; trumpet (guamo), 58, 142 Attabeira (mother goddess), 6 Avocado, 78 Index Bahama archipelago, 57, 83, 87, 94, 96, 98, 107, 109, 121, 130 Bahamas. See Lucayan Culture Baie de l’Acul, Haiti, 107 Ball game (batey), 6, 89, 145 Bambarra, Middle Caicos, 36–37 Banana plant, 66, 67–68 Barbecue (barbacoa), 10, 13, 31, 36, 55, 145 Barracuda (baracutey), 36, 39, 40, 41, 56, 124, 145 Baskets (haba and makuto), 95, 99, 147 Bats, 43, 96, 102, 112 Bay of Arrows, Dominican Republic, 109 Beads, shell, 7, 58 Beeker, Charles, 98 Belize, 112 Bells, Spanish: brass hawks’ bells, 92; church bell at La Isabela, 92 Bermudians, 85 Birds, 42–46, 98, 100–104, 124; bones, 45; feathers , 88, 101; seasonal visitors, 44; wooden sculpture, 90 Bligh, Capt. William, 68 Boats, 81–87; Bermudian schooners, 86–87; carved images in plantation ruins, 85–87; flat boat (cayuco), plate 14, 82, 146; Haitian sloops, 47, plate 14; with sails (piragua), 84, 147. See also Canoe Bokor (voudon priest), 114 154 / Index Bond, James, 104 Bonefish, 4, 37 Booby birds, 44, 46, 124, 130; masked, 44; redfooted , 44, 124; Borsuk, Kathy, xvii Bougainvillea, plate 13, 66 Bow (baira) and arrow, 4, 48, 107, 145 Breadfruit, plate 12, 68 Brinton, Daniel, 11 Breton, Father Raymond, 106 Buccaneers, 13–14 Budinoff, Linda, 26 Burgess, George, 23, 29 Cacicazgo (chiefdom), 10, 12, 118, 120, 145 Cacique (chief ), 6–7, 19, 31, 102, 115, 117–120, 146 Caico (distant island), 10, 146 Caicos Conch Farm, Providenciales, 57, 111 Calabash or bottle gourd (guiro), 78, 80, 147; rattle (maraca), 89, 91, 147 Canary Islands 77; Ferro, 132; Gomera, 130 Canima or Caniba (Spanish name for people of the Grand Khan), 106, 107 Cannibal (canibale), 12, 105–110 Cannibalism, 12, 105–110; endocannibalism, 109–110; European, 105–106; spiritual eating , 109 Canoe (canoa), 7, 10, 13, 16, 25–26, 58, 84, 112, 146; paddle (nahe), 82, 85, 86, 97, 147 Caonabó (cacique of Magua), 7, 117–120; Lucayan birth 117, 120 Carib, Black (Garifuna), 112 Carib, Island, 12, 80, 82, 84, 105–110, 112, 134, 136 Caribe, 10, 12, 106, 107, 146; mythical beings, 108, 146; physical attributes, 108. See also Carib, Island Carib Reserve, Dominica, 136 Casaurina (Australian pine), plate 13, 67, 68 Cassava bread. See Manioc Cast nets, 49 Castro, Fidel, xiv, 136 Cat, 43 Cat Island, The Bahamas, 130–131 Cave (xaweye or cabibe), 12, 94, 148; Amayaúna, 94, 95–96; Cacibajagua, 94, 95; cave earth, 94; Conch Bar Cave, Middle Caicos, 95; formation processes, 94–95; Hartford Cave, Rum Cay, The Bahamas, 97, 98; sea caves, 94. See also Indian Cave, Middle Caicos Cavern, 95; Lucayan, Grand Bahama Island, 95 Cay (cayo), 5, 10, 12, 47, 146 Ceiba 11 site, Puerto Rico, 49, 50, 60 Cemí, xiv, 5, 10, 13, 88, 89, 91, 92, 94, 112, 146 Central America, 78, 107, 111, 134, 137 Chichen Itza, Mexico, 98 Chicken, 44–45, 82 Chili peppers (aji), 4, 39, 145 Chip-chip (donaca). See Mollusks (burgao) Chitons, 4, plate 11, 63–64 Christianity, 109 Ciboney, 10, 12, 146 Cigar, 63, 68. See also Tobacco (tobacco) Clams. See Mollusks (burgao) Clarke, Tony, xiv Clifton site, New Providence Island, The Bahamas , 55, 85 Coatrisquie (Taíno water goddess), 102 Coconut palm, 66, 67, 68, 77, 80 Cohoba. See Narcotics Columbian Exchange, 38 Columbian Exposition (Chicago, 1893), 9, 126, 130–131 Columbus, Bartholomew, 7, 90, 129 Columbus, Christopher, xiii, 7–8, 10, 12, 13, 31, 36, 38, 42, 45, 84, 90, 92, 108–109, 112, 117– 120, 125, 126, 130–133, 136; birth, 128; death and burial, 129; diario, 105, 130; first colony, 45–46; first landfall, 9, 11; governor of Hispaniola , 129; name, 128; religious beliefs, 128; statue, Dominican Republic, 127; voyages, 128; wives...
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