Jaguars again. Considerations on the feline theme in ceramic iconography from the Late Period in Yocavil (north-western Argentina)

Authors

  • Alejandra Daniela Reynoso Universidad de Buenos Aires
  • Gerónimo Pratolongo Universidad de Buenos Aires

Keywords:

iconography, pottery, feline, Late Period, Yocavil, Northwest Argentina.

Abstract

The feline figure –mainly that of the jaguar– was central to the iconography of Andean societies for 4000 years. It has often been suggested that this continuity of felinic representations corresponds to that of religious ideas. The Late Period jaguar representations in Yocavil Valley pottery (Santamariano style) disapears from the regional iconographic repertory towards the end of the first millennium of our era (early Late Period), only reappearing four centuries later. Our conclusion addresses the discontinuity of the feline topic in Yocavil.

 

Author Biographies

Alejandra Daniela Reynoso, Universidad de Buenos Aires

Museo Etnográfico “Juan B. Ambrosetti”, Facultad de Filosofía y Letras

Gerónimo Pratolongo, Universidad de Buenos Aires

Museo Etnográfico “Juan B. Ambrosetti”, Facultad de Filosofía y Letras

Published

2017-08-09

How to Cite

Reynoso, A. D., & Pratolongo, G. (2017). Jaguars again. Considerations on the feline theme in ceramic iconography from the Late Period in Yocavil (north-western Argentina). Estudios Atacameños, (35), 75-95. Retrieved from https://revistaderecho.ucn.cl/index.php/estudios-atacamenos/article/view/573

Issue

No. 35 (2008)

Section

Arqueología

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