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Lively werejaguar babies are depicted in bas-relief on the sides of La Venta Altar 5 (see photo below). According to archaeologist Peter Furst, werejaguar figurines were likely used as household gods for many people and as spirit helpers or familiars for priests or shamans, aiding in transformative acts and other rituals. [17]
Were-jaguar babies are often held by a stoic, seated adult male. The were-jaguar figure is characterized by a distinctive down-turned mouth with fleshy lips, almond-shaped eyes, and a cleft head similar – it is said – to that of the male jaguar which has a cleft running vertically the length of its head.
Olmec motifs associated with the were-jaguar include a cleft on the head or headdress, a headband, and cross-bars. [22] Most were-jaguar figurines show an inert were-jaguar baby being held by an adult. Olmec eagle transformation figure, 10th–6th century BCE Jade , with cinnabar. Height: 4.5 inches (11 cm).
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The inert were-jaguar baby held by the central figure is seen by some as an indication of child sacrifice. In contrast, its sides show bas-reliefs of humans holding quite lively were-jaguar babies . Although the archaeological record does not include explicit representation of Olmec bloodletting , [ 62 ] researchers have found other evidence ...
Two lively were-jaguar babies on the left side of La Venta Altar 5.The two were-jaguars depicted on Altar 5 at La Venta as being carried out from a niche or cave, places often associated with the emergence of human beings, may or may not be mythic hero twins essential to Olmec mythology [1] and perhaps, or perhaps not, forerunners of the Maya Hero Twins.
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