Southwest decor petroglyphs for shelf & desk display

Southwestern Petroglyph Decor for Desk & Shelf
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The pictures below show the actual petroglyph art for sale. Each is mounted on brass pins set in a natural oak base and designed for display on your shelf or desk. Jot down the item number and call (310) 836 0121 or email to place your order. Each piece is one-of-a-kind.

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	Item: #A826 Culture: Anasazi Size: 6.0"x7.0" Man with spiral and canine. This petroglyph depicting a human-like figure connected to a spiral and a canine. The relation of these three images is speculative. The petroglyph is found at the Anasazi village site of Una Vida in Chaco Canyon. sold	petroglyph photo	Item: #A827 Culture: Anasazi Size: 7.0"x5.0" Running bighorn sheep. Bighorn sheep petroglyphs usually depict the subject in a inactive to slightly moving context. The stylized bighorn shown here appears to be in total flight. This petroglyph is found in Monument Valley, Arizona. sold
	Item: #A923 Culture: Anasazi Size: 7.1"x7.1" Sundagger. Located on Fajada Butte, Chaco Canyon, New Mexico are three sandstone slabs and spiral petroglyphs which mark the cycles of both the sun and moon. The sandstone slabs cast late morning & midday sun shadows to indicate both solstices and equinoxes. A vertical shaft of life passes through the center of the spiral at summer solstice. sold	photo used to make this art	Item: #A578 Culture: Desert Size: 4.2"x5.9" A sunburst. Concentric circles with lanes radiating out from the outermost circle are found on rock art panels throughout the southwest. They are generally thought to represent the sun. This petroglyph is located at Indian Well, Lanfair, CA. sold
Shipping is $10.00 each unless a different cost is indicated.
see photo used	Item: #A581 Culture: Fremont Size: 7.6" x 8.8" Square body, two headed bighorn sheep. The original petroglyph is located in Nine Mile Canyon, Utah and is attributed to the Fremont people. The second head is smaller than the first and is believed to represent the head first birth of a mammals. Notice how the feet are represented by hoof prints. $39		Item: #A699 Culture: Hohokam Size: 6.3"x8.0" A Spiral. This symmetrical petroglyph is located on a small boulder at Painted Rocks Reservoir, Gila Bend, AZ. It was made by the Hohokam, ca. AD 1000? Spirals used in conjunction with shadows were sometimes used as solstice markers, they may also represent wind, whirlwinds, emergence, journey to the center, migrations, and rain. sold
To order call (310) 836-0121 or email daustin@sandcarveddesigns.com

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Anasazi a pueblo people centered in the four corners area developing from the Basketmaker Culture and represented by modern groups such as the Hopi and Zuni. more Anasazi information

Anthropomorphs are human like figures. more anthropomorph information

Atlatls or "throwing sticks" were used to propel a four foot long stone tipped dart. In the Coso Range, atlatls were replaced by the bow & arrow during the Transitional Period, 200 BC-AD 500. more atlatl information

Desert Culture is used here to refer to the people who lived primarily in the western section of the Great Basin, an area that we refer to today as the Mojave Desert. more Desert Culture info

Fremont Culture people lived in central Utah, further north than the Anasazi. more Fremont info

Hohokam Culture people lived in Central Arizona around Phoenix, and south to near the border with Mexico. They were the first agricultural culture in the southwest. more Hohokam info

Mogollon Culture were an early pueblo people who inhabited the mountains of west central New Mexico. more Mogollon information

Renegade Canyon, Petroglyph Canyon and Sheep Canyon are located in the Coso Mountain Range near Ridgecrest, California. more Coso info

Sinagua Culture people lived primarily in the Verde Valley area of Arizona above Phoenix to above Flagstaff. They were called Sinagua (Spanish for without water) because they 'dry farmed' without irrigation.

Contact Artist (Donald Austin) call (310) 836-0121 or email daustin@sandcarveddesigns.com

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Southwestern Petroglyph Decor for Desk & Shelf