Museo del Hombre Dominicano Anthropology

Anthropological Museum
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Avenida Pedro Henríquez Ureña
Plaza de la Cultura Juan Pablo Duarte
Santo Domingo,
Dominican Republic
Phone No. +1 809 687 3622
 Visit Websitehttp://www.museodelhombredomin..
 E mailinfo@museodelhombredominicano...

Overview

This anthropological museum is committed to the advancement of the native peoples of the Dominican Republic. Inside, museum visitors will find a variety of pre-Columbian artifacts, including a stone with manatee incrustation, ceremonial axes, a ceremonial seat call a duho, a carved vomiting spatula used by shamans on drug-induced vision quests, amulets, and a ceremonial tray. Visitors can tour the museum on their own or join a guided tour. Tours are recommended.

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Great place!by Yahoo | 2007-06-06 18:11:38 |

I liked all the ceremonial objects because they let me learn about the culture and what it was like to live as a native person

Museum of the Dominican Peopleby Yahoo | 2006-03-25 20:23:22 |

A great value at 15 pesos, although like all Dominican musuems, air conditioning is non-existent. This musuem traces the history of the Dominicans from the Indians Columbus encountered to the Africans the Spanish bought for slaves and eventually intermarried. Great exhibit on voodoo and Carnival. If you don't speak Spanish, consider paying the extra 30 pesos for a guide who speaks English.