A Feline Vessel from the Pre-Columbian Andes

Wordless Wednesday







Feline and Cactus Stirrup Vessel

This vessel depicting a crouching feline is from the
so-called “mother civilization” of the Andes in South America. We’re talking
here about the pre-Columbian Chavín culture, which flourished from about 900 to
200 BC. The Chavín associated felines with their ruling houses, 

and cats were
often