#WorldCoatiDay :
Axel Amuchastegui (Argentina, 1921-2002)
Ringtailed #Coati , n.d. (probably before 1966)
watercolor, 27 7/8 x 20 7/8 in. (70.8 x 53 cm.)
https://www.christies.com/lot/axel-amuchastegui-b1921-argentinian-ringtailed-coati-1931481/
#WildlifeArt
#WorldCoatiDay all the #coati art being posted today and lots more can be found in this coati image bank (a work-in-progress, and always looking for more if anyone knows of others!) https://arthistoryanimalia.com/coatis-from-the-americas-to-europe-from-the-familiar-to-the-exotic/
COATIS: FROM THE AMERICAS TO EUROPE, FROM THE FAMILIAR TO THE EXOTIC – ART HISTORY ANIMALIA

An Art History Animalia Webzibit(regularly updated with new finds and research) Click on the links below to view each section! ➡️INTRODUCTION: WHAT IS A COATI? last updated 5 January 2025 ➡️COATIS IN INDIGENOUS AMERICAN MATERIAL AND VISUAL CULTURE last updated 5 January 2025 ➡️COATIS IN EARLY MODERN EUROPEAN MENAGERIES last updated 6 January 2025 ➡️REFERENCES

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#WorldCoatiDay :
Axel Amuchastegui (Argentina, 1921-2002)
Ringtailed #Coati, n.d. (probably before 1966)
watercolor, 27 7/8 x 20 7/8 in. (70.8 x 53 cm.)
https://www.christies.com/lot/axel-amuchastegui-b1921-argentinian-ringtailed-coati-1931481/
#WildlifeArt
#TwoForTuesday on #WorldCoatiDay :
South American #Coati in the menagerie of Prince Eugene of Savoy (1663-1736):
1. Philipp Ferdinand de Hamilton, Perlhühner und Nasenbär, 1722, oil on canvas, Belvedere Museum:
https://sammlung.belvedere.at/objects/2863/perlhuhner-und-nasenbar
2. Salomon Kleiner), “Indianische Füchse [Indian Foxes],” 1732, engraving for Représentation Des Animaux de la Menagerie de SAS Monseigneur le Prince Eugène François de Savoye et de Piedmont. (Fig. a is another depiction of Savoy’s coati.)
https://www.europeana.eu/mt/item/15508/3860
Perlhühner und Nasenbär

Hier werden drei Perlhühner gezeigt, wobei je eines in Teil- bzw. Vollalbinoform auftritt.

#TwoForTuesday on #WorldCoatiDay :
#Coati effigy vessels
Gran Coclé (Panama)
Epiclassic, c. 500-1000 CE
Painted clay
H 12 19/32 x D 9in. (22.9 x 32.0cm)
H 12 x D 8in. (20.3 x 30.5cm)
Gilcrease Museum 54.3443,54.3479
https://collections.gilcrease.org/object/543443
https://collections.gilcrease.org/object/543479
#IndigenousArt #CentralAmericanArt
Coatimundi effigy vessel with painted geometric and curvilinear designs / Central American; Panamanian, Gran Coclé - Gilcrease Museum

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Happy World Coati Day! 🐾✨
These curious and playful creatures deserve to be celebrated and protected. Let’s raise awareness for their conservation and share the wonder of coatis with the world.

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