TEMBLADERA, CA. 700 - 400 B.C.

細節

CHAVIN EFFIGY VESSEL
TEMBLADERA, ca. 700 - 400 B.C.
the ferocious jaguar with spotted pelt, head turned to the right, with beared fangs, upturned nose and perked ears, hind legs bent and to the side.
Height 10 in. (25.4 cm.)

來源

Alan Lapiner

展覽

Geneva, Sun Kingdoms of the Americas, Library of the Palais des Nations, March 12 - May 31, 2001.
Amsterdam, Sun Kingdoms of the Americas, Museum Geelvinck Hinlopen Huis, May - June, 2002.

拍品專文

Cf. The Inka Empire, pl. 33

Large felines, particularly jaguars, were important symbols in the Andean religious system. As the largest and most feared terrestrial carnivore in the American tropics, the jaguar serves as a natural symbol of raw power and aggresion. Contemporary shamans connect its preference for nocturnal hunting and its solitary nature with their own forays into supernatural realms.