Artefacts

Mexico 1968, Chac Mool, the red jaguar.

Physical description

Pink jaguar with yellow flowers, whose tails is raised and the hear turned to the left. Ribbon with the Games emblem around its neck and label showing the sculpture from which it is inspired, and the caption "Jaguar rojo de Chichen-Itza cultura Maya".

Materials

synthetic material, plastic

Colors

black, yellow, pink

Dimension

22 x 33 x 13 cm, 416 g

Literature

WELCH, Paula. "Cute little creatures: mascots lend a smile to the Games". In: Olympic Review, Sept.-Oct. 1988, N° 250/251, pp. 436-441.

Type of item

Souvenirs -> Doll

Reference number

231105

Keywords

Mexico 1968, Olympic Games Mexico emblem Tradition flowers visual identity Olympic mascot

Notes

The jaguar is not strictly speaking a mascot, even if he appears in the merchandise catalogue which gave him his name, Chac-Mool. This is the name given to a pre-Colombian style statue. This cuddly toy therefore brought together the 1960s flower power spirit and the Mayan heritage.