This wooden seat is called a Duho and was created by the Taino people of the Dominican Republic. It is carved into the shape of an ancestor spirit called a cemi (or zemi) and was used during ceremonies to communicate with the spirit world.
The two major gods of the Taino people were Yúcahu who was the god of cassava and the sea, and Atabey who was the mother of Yúcahu and was the goddess of fresh water and fertility/
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