Location: Mint Museum of Art

Museum Hours: Tuesday 10 a.m. - 9 p.m. ; Wed - Sat 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. ; Closed Sunday & Monday

Information: General 704-337-2000

Dates: Sat, Jul 19, 2008 - Sun, Dec 14, 2008

Dickson Gallery

The powerful jaguar came to symbolize royal authority from ancient Mexico to Peru. The jaguar’s rare capacity to navigate different environments, from trees to forest floor to rivers and caves, provided a natural model for the shaman’s ability to traverse the human and supernatural realms. This exhibit features the remarkable diversity of jaguar representations in clay, stone, precious metals and the fiber arts throughout the ancient Americas, exploring the extraordinary artistic and ideological variations unique to each culture.

For more information on the works in this exhibition, go to the Mint Wiki and select the link to the exhibition. The Mint Wiki is a service of The Mint Museum Library.

 

Organized by: The Mint Museum

For additional information, please contact:

Dorie Reents-Budet – email , phone: 704-337-2074