Workshop Day 2: May 4th

Day 2 of the Whispers of Caribbean Isles Project started with improvements to the first session's setup. With a Dino-Lite microscope, a mat and scales for measuring, and a new camera for close-ups, the objects could be viewed better by participants in Port of Spain.

(Above- Participants in Port of Spain observe a box opening. Photo: Nimah Muwakil-Zakuri)

Participants in Port of Spain and Cambridge took part in the opening of boxes containing materials from Trinidad and Tobago, held at the Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology (MAA).

(Left- Participants in Port of Spain discuss objects that came out of a box in the MAA. Photo: Nimah Muwakil-Zakuri)

Objects coming out of the boxes continued being of the Saladoid style, many coming from excavations conducted by Geoffrey Bushnell (1903-1978) in the early 20th century.

(Above - Objects presented for the camera at the MAA. Photo: Jimena Lobo Guerrero Arenas)

Objects from Tobago took the spotlight today as ceramic sherds, rims, adornos, spindles, and more came out of the boxes.

(Left - Objects presented for the camera at the MAA and SLIDO discussions taking place. Photo top: Jimena Lobo Guerrero Arenas, Photo bottom: Oliver Antczak)

A piece of particular interest was an adorno that, after considerable debate, was agreed to be a manatee.

(Above - A manatee adorno that caused debate among participants. Photo: Oliver Antczak)

SLIDO questions were asked throughout the session, and the participants were surprised at the end with the reveal of a box of documents that had been found alongside the materials in storage. The box held notes and photographs from Geoffrey Bushnell and corresponded with the objects that had been handled during the session.

(Above - Documents and photographs found in a box related to the objects from Trinidad and Tobago. Photos: Oliver Antczak)