Ethnographic atlas of Cuba

Vaccine: Wind instrument formed by a tube of dry ditch reed with two horizontal holes and a hole through which the player blows. It produces three sounds (tone, middle and dominant). Several of them of different sizes are often played together, forming an heterogeneous polyphony during the bande rará celebrations. Some son groups have also used it to enrich their sound in a Creole version called barín.

Valiencienne: Type of lace machine embroidered on material. It is widely used in layettes, mosquito nets, lady's garments, etc. In some places, it is called valenciano (Valencian).

Vara en tierra: Auxiliary building in a rural house. It is traditionally a shelter against hurricanes, but has multiple use as storehouse, pen, and occasional sleeping place.

Vega: Tobacco plantation. According to García de Arboleya, a typical 19th century vega had a house, a drying facility and from 4 to 20 workers, not always black. There was an overseer in some of them, but most of the times the veguero, who was a tenant and not the landowner, lived in the farm and managed it. Levi Marrero has pointed out that until the early years of the 17th century, tobacco vegas had been the humble shelter of white farm workers, with the help of their immediate relatives. In the 18th and, especially, the 19th centuries, the use of slaves in tobacco production increased as the only form of satisfying the demand for tobacco. In 1846, the average number of persons per vega was 7.9, while in 1862 it had increased to 10.5.

Venecia: Type of machine embroidery combining chenille with embossment.

Vianda: Name given in Cuba to root vegetables such as cassava, yam, potato and sweet potato, and other produce such as plantains and pumpkin. They are eaten boiled or fried and also used in ajiaco.

Vidrio (glass): Cylindrical fishing gear with the form of a pail, although at times it has the form of a box. It is sunk in the water to see the fish.

Violín ensemble: Ensemble of two violins (first and second), bongo, güiiro or chequeré. At times also a piano. Violins are played for Ochún (Our Lady of Charity) and the celebration is called "darle un violín a Ochún" (to play Ochún a violin). Music from Catholic masses, spiritualist songs and popular music are played.

Viví or Bibí: 1. Ethnic group called Carabali in Cuba. // 2. Cabildo known first as "cabildo viví" and later as "San Salvador de Horta Society" in Santiago de Cuba.

Volapié: Sinking the chinchorro from the land or shallow waters.