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© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
Crouching Jaguar Clothing Ornament
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
ClassificationsArt of the Americas

Crouching Jaguar Clothing Ornament

Place CreatedPeru, South America
CultureChavin
PeriodInitial Period - Early Horizon (Formative Period)
Date1000-500 BCE
MediumBone
Credit LineGift of Cora W. and Laurence C. Witten II
Dimensions2 1/2 x 1 3/4 in. (6.4 x 4.4 cm)
Object number1994.018.012
ProvenanceEx coll. Laurence (1926-1995) and Cora (1931-2023) Witten, United States, possibly purchased from Louis Slavitz (1907-1992), New York, New York, 1970.
Status
Not on view
Collections
  • Art of the Americas
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Three Fragments of Clothing Ornaments
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Ring
ca. 1000-500 BCE
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Pointed Object with Carved Hand
ca. 1000-500 BCE
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Object with Carved Circle Motif
ca. 1000-500 BCE
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Ring
ca. 1000-500 BCE
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Fragment
ca. 1000-500 BCE
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Needle with Foot
ca. 1000-500 BCE
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Ring
ca. 1000-500 BCE
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Needle with Human Faces
ca. 1000-500 BCE
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Cylinder with Two Rows of Step Pattern
ca. 1000-500 BCE
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Ring
ca. 1000-500 BCE
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Carved Composite Jaguar/Serpent with Inlaid Shell (?) Eye
ca. 1000-500 BCE