Soledad Cruz: Jaguars Encounter Woodcarving Virgin of Guadalupe María dresses the cat in

María dresses the cat in glowing orange and red tones

This volume belongs on the shelf alongside the pieces themselves

exceptional woodcarvings

The face is narrow and intelligent

The tradition did not die with the demise of Casas Grandes

Soledad Cruz: Jaguars Encounter Woodcarving Virgin of Guadalupe María dresses the cat inExtraordinary jaguar encounter by Oaxacan woodcarving artist Soledad Cruz, one of the finest painters in the tradition. Soledad worked with her husband Neri, who carved the two jaguars, while she painted them with the precision and depth that has made their collaboration so admired among serious collectors. The jaguar held supreme power in the Mesoamerican world. For the Zapotecs and Aztecs alike, it was the lord of the underworld, a symbol of royal