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Recuay art is under-studied and it is difficult to know the meaning of the wonderfully stylized feline on whose head perches a small passenger that may be a coatimundi, a nosy, busy, racoon-like animal. Elsewhere in Recuay art, felines are shown as virile predators, making it likely that in general they were symbols of leadership. The feline is painted with white and red slips; after firing, a resist application of black pigment was used to create the dotted pattern.
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168203
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Feline Vessel
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object
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168203
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object
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Feline Vessel
description
Recuay art is under-studied and it is difficult to know the meaning of the wonderfully stylized feline on whose head perches a small passenger that may be a coatimundi, a nosy, busy, racoon-like animal. Elsewhere in Recuay art, felines are shown as virile predators, making it likely that in general they were symbols of leadership. The feline is painted with white and red slips; after firing, a resist application of black pigment was used to create the dotted pattern.
date
1–700 CE
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CC0
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CC0
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en
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Q60779039
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Ceramic
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Overall: 20.3 x 10.1 x 15.2 cm (8 x 4 x 6 in.)
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Central Andes, North Highlands, Recuay people
accession
2009.9
Source extras
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ceramic, red and white slips, black pigment
tombstone
Feline Vessel, 1–700 CE. Central Andes, North Highlands, Recuay people. Ceramic, red and white slips, black pigment; overall: 20.3 x 10.1 x 15.2 cm (8 x 4 x 6 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Charlotte Ekker and Charlotte Van der Veer Memorial Fund, 2009.9
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AA - Andes
citations
citation
Cleveland Museum of Art. <em>The CMA Companion: A Guide to the Cleveland Museum of Art</em>. Cleveland: Cleveland Museum of Art, 2014.
page_number
Mentioned and reproduced: P. 335
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The Charlotte Ekker and Charlotte Van der Veer Memorial Fund
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2026-05-29 08:39:23.321000
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168203
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Art of the Americas
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AA - Andes
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ceramic, red and white slips, black pigment
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