Cupisnique Culture Sacred Animals

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This piece shows a feline, owl, serpents, and condor. The owl and condor represented the sky while the feline represented the earth and dominance. The serpent represented the subterranean world. Housed in the Museo Larco, Lima, Peru.

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Cervera, C. (2016, September 11). Cupisnique Culture Sacred Animals. World History Encyclopedia. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/5669/cupisnique-culture-sacred-animals/

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Cervera, Caroline. "Cupisnique Culture Sacred Animals." World History Encyclopedia, September 11, 2016. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/5669/cupisnique-culture-sacred-animals/.

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Cervera, Caroline. "Cupisnique Culture Sacred Animals." World History Encyclopedia, 11 Sep 2016, https://www.worldhistory.org/image/5669/cupisnique-culture-sacred-animals/.

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