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Jaguar Shaman
Painting on Silk
This silk painting using the Serti technique - is my interpretation of an ancient painting. …Jaguar, power, dance, transformation - symbolized and expressed in a beautiful painting from the Maya Late Classic Period (600 – 900 AD).
The Jaguar was the most revered animal in Mesoamerica. They played a large roll in the Maya religion and were an important Shamanic creature. The Jaguar with its power and grace, held the top position in the food chain, this supremacy was greatly admired and sought after. In states of ritual transformation, humans changed themselves into jaguars from at least Olmec times onward. Kings, chiefs and shaman often wore the pelts, sandals, and headdresses made from the Jaguar. Necklaces of jade beads in the shape of jaguar teeth and stone thrones often took the form of the Jaguar. Here a Maya lord takes the shape of his animal self or “uay”.
From a vase of the “Altar de Sacrificios” of the Late Classic Period. The belt holds the symbol of heaven and jade (jadeite) beads which are associated with life and renewal of life - the most important stone to the Maya.
Available in custom sizes as a kiln fired tile mural or a Giclee print or archival paper or canvas. Custom framing available.
The Jaguar was the most revered animal in Mesoamerica. They played a large roll in the Maya religion and were an important Shamanic creature. The Jaguar with its power and grace, held the top position in the food chain, this supremacy was greatly admired and sought after. In states of ritual transformation, humans changed themselves into jaguars from at least Olmec times onward. Kings, chiefs and shaman often wore the pelts, sandals, and headdresses made from the Jaguar. Necklaces of jade beads in the shape of jaguar teeth and stone thrones often took the form of the Jaguar. Here a Maya lord takes the shape of his animal self or “uay”.
From a vase of the “Altar de Sacrificios” of the Late Classic Period. The belt holds the symbol of heaven and jade (jadeite) beads which are associated with life and renewal of life - the most important stone to the Maya.
Available in custom sizes as a kiln fired tile mural or a Giclee print or archival paper or canvas. Custom framing available.