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Icons of power : feline symbolism in the Americas / edited by Nicholas J. Saunders

by Nicholas Saunders

An examination of feline symbolism in indigenous American cultures over three millennia. This study analyses the role of jaguars and pumas in art, religion, and political power through archaeological, anthropological, and art historical evidence.

Accession 1948 ISBN 0415153271 Publisher Routledge
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