Indocubano Museum Baní: An Encounter with the First Inhabitants
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The Indocubano Museum Baní, located in the coastal town of Banes in Holguin, just 33 km from the tourist resort of Guardalavaca, preserves a rich testimony of the ancient aboriginal cultures of that area, the only one of its kind in Cuba and The Antilles.
Investigadores y especialistas califican a la colección del Museo Indocubano como la más completa de su géneroWith more than 22 thousand pieces, of which 3 thousand 620 on display, the archaeological site opened its doors again on July 14 after two years closed, to the blessing of the people of Banes and foreigners who always come there attracted by the treasure preserved in that place.
El Ídolo de Oro es una de las piezas más valiosas de la colección, fue encontrada en la finca Santana-Sarmiento, en la región de YaguajayAnalí Martínez Véliz, director of the museum, explained that the exhibition is divided into five sections: shell, metals, bones, ceramics and stones, which can be seen in their corresponding rooms.
There, visitors can approach the legacy of the first inhabitants of this island through their goldsmiths and tools made for work, hunting, and rituals, used by the aboriginals before the arrival of the Spaniards to the largest of the Antilles.
El Museo ostenta la mayor y más conservada colección de collares del país con más de 30 piezasThe first floor exhibits the largest collection of necklaces from Cuba, belonging to aboriginal groups dedicated to farming, which were mostly made of materials such as quartz and quartzite.
Understanding where we come from and how society has evolved is the main premise of this place linked to our history, opened to the public from Tuesday to Sunday from nine in the morning until five in the afternoon.
El Museo Indocubano Baní se fundó el 28 de noviembre de 1965 en el municipio de Banes, considerado Capital Arqueológica de Cuba
La materia prima más utilizada en su fabricación fue la cuarcita y el cuarzo, aunque también eran empleadas conchas marinas
La restauración del local estuvo dirigida a la infraestructura, la cristalería, maquetería, estantes, elementos de apoyo y otros
En una esquina de la Plaza Dos Tiempos, en el exterior del museo, una cueva simula un cementerio aborigen
Texto: Luly Legrá Pichs
