Metate in the Form of a Jaguar

COLLECTION NAME:

The AMICA Library

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AMICO~1~1

The AMICA Library

Collection

true

AMICA ID:

MIA_.44.7.1

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MIA_.44.7.1

AMICA ID

false

AMICA Library Year:

2000

aly

2000

AMICA Library Year

false

Object Type:

Sculpture

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Sculpture

Object Type

false

Creator Name:

Unknown

crn

Unknown

Creator Name

false

Creator Nationality:

North American; Central American; Costa Rican

crc

North American; Central American; Costa Rican

Creator Nationality

false

Creator Role:

sculptor

crr

sculptor

Creator Role

false

Creator Name-CRT:

artist unknown

crt

artist unknown

Creator Name-CRT

false

Title:

Metate in the Form of a Jaguar

otn

Metate in the Form of a Jaguar

Title

false

View:

Front

rid

Front

View

false

Creation Date:

10th century - 13th century

oct

10th century - 13th century

Creation Date

false

Creation Start Date:

900

ocs

900

Creation Start Date

false

Creation End Date:

1299

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1299

Creation End Date

false

Materials and Techniques:

stone

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stone

Materials and Techniques

false

Classification Term:

stone

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stone

Classification Term

false

Dimensions:

H.24-1/2 x W.10 in.

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H.24-1/2 x W.10 in.

Dimensions

false

Component Measured:

overall

mcm

overall

Component Measured

false

Measurement Unit:

in

mdu

in

Measurement Unit

false

AMICA Contributor:

The Minneapolis Institute of Arts

oon

The Minneapolis Institute of Arts

AMICA Contributor

false

Owner Location:

Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA

oop

Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA

Owner Location

false

ID Number:

44.7.1

ooa

44.7.1

ID Number

false

Credit Line:

The Ethel Morrison Van Derlip Fund

ooc

The Ethel Morrison Van Derlip Fund

Credit Line

false

Rights:

http://www.artsmia.org/restrictions.html

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<a href="http://www.artsmia.org/restrictions.html"target="_new">http://www.artsmia.org/restrictions.html</a>

Rights

false

Context:

For many peoples in the Americas, the jaguar is both ruler of the animal world and a spiritual protector of human beings. This metate, or grinding stone for maize, takes the form of a jaguar to symbolize the animal's importance to success in food production.

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<P>For many peoples in the Americas, the jaguar is both ruler of the animal world and a spiritual protector of human beings. This metate, or grinding stone for maize, takes the form of a jaguar to symbolize the animal's importance to success in food production.</P>

Context

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Metate in the Form of a Jaguar