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ID: 901002211
Page link: http://vocab.getty.edu/page/ia/901002211
Record Type: Character/Person

Baby Jaguar (Maya character)

Note: Maya character, often portrayed as having a human head and a stout, young jaguar body, with spots, paws, and a tail.

Names:
Baby Jaguar (Maya character) (preferred,English-P,D)

Hierarchical Position:
Legend, Religion, Mythology (P)
....<Amerindian iconography> (P)
........<Maya iconography> (P)
............<Maya characters> (P)
................Baby Jaguar (Maya character) (I)
Other Relationships:
role/characteristic is .... mythical being
.....(Animalia (kingdom), Eukaryota (domain), living organisms (entities), Living Organisms (hierarchy name)) (AAT)
takes the form of .... jaguar (species)
.....(Panthera (genus), Felidae (family), Carnivora (order), Mammalia (class), Vertebrata (subphylum), Chordata (phylum), Animalia (kingdom), Eukaryota (domain), living organisms (entities), Living Organisms (hierarchy name)) (AAT)
culture/religion is .... Maya (culture or style)
.....(Native Highland Mexican and Guatemalan styles, Native Middle American, Native American, Americas, The, styles, periods, and cultures by region, Styles and Periods (hierarchy name)) (AAT)

Sources:
Baby Jaguar (Maya character)
................Metropolitan Museum of Art [online] (2001-)
Iconography Record Sources:
................ Metropolitan Museum of Art [online] (2001-) https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/310364

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