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

Autores/as

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

Palabras clave:

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

Resumen

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.

Key words:iconography – pottery – feline – Late Period – Yocavil – Northwest Argentina.

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Biografía del autor/a

  • 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

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Publicado

2017-08-09

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Sección

Arqueología

Cómo citar

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. https://estudiosatacamenos.ucn.cl/index.php/estudios-atacamenos/article/view/573