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Object Number 2004.24.15807
Display Title Jaguar associated with moon and stars
Descriptions
Object Description Jaguar associated with moon and stars. Chicama, Peru. Taken by F.P. Orchard. From Tello, Julio C., Wira Kocha, fig. 55, p. 253. In Inca, vol. 1, 1923.
Subject
  • Jaguar
  • Moon
  • Accessory
  • Star
Department Photographic
Artist Frederick P. Orchard
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
South America / Peru / La Libertad Region
Additional Geographic Terms Chicama River Valley
Dimensions Overall: 12.7 x 8.89 cm (5 x 3 1/2 in.)

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