Southwest Petroglyph Art Decor

Southwestern art petroglyphs, based on images carved in stone by prehistoric Americans, is made for display on your mantle, shelf, wall or desk. Each item is individually hand made by me in natural stone, not fake 'cultured' stone or cement and each piece is numbered and signed by the artist. Order by Item #.

The overall width and height of each piece is given along with some information about the rock art site and the petroglyph image. 'Wall pieces hang by  a self leveling hanger.

Why no 'shopping cart', why call my order in? Each carved stone is individually made. Because of the unique characteristics of each individual stone pieces carved with the same petroglyph image appear different from each other. The pictures on the carved stone pages show the actual items for sale... the phone call is to confirm the items you have selected are still available and have not been previously sold.
 

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Yahwera with chuckwallas.
Patterned body sheep are not common in the Coso range of eastern California. These five sheep from Big Petroglyph Canyon may represent a shaman's vision while he was in a trance state in the spirit world. Circa 300 BC-AD 900.  $56

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Wading bird with meal.
In the Anasazi culture area of the Petrified Forest in northeast Arizona are many depictions of water birds, which may indicate a wetter climate in times past. This well made bird, which has captured a meal, is located on a rock outcrop not far from the Puerco Ruin.  Circa AD 1000.  $49

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Yahwera with chuckwallas.
This patterned body anthropomorph may represent Yahwera, the Master of Animals, who may or may not allow hunters to be successful in their hunt. Chuckwallas could carry messages to and from the spirit world. This petroglyph is found in Big Petroglyph Canyon, Coso Range, California. Circa AD 900-AD 1300. $56

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Female shaman.
It is unlikely that females could become shaman until after they passed the age of menstruation. Therefore depictions of female shamans, identified by pendant labia, are rare. This female shaman is found in Big Petroglyph Canyon, CA.  $61

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Birdhead figure and fluteplayer
Birdhead human-like figures are common around the San Juan River in eastern Utah, and may represent a shaman’s ability to fly.  Flute player images are also found in the same area. This petroglyph is unusual in that it is found in Cedar City, UT, two hundred of miles from where you would expect it to be.  It may have been made by a traveling Anasazi circa AD 900. sold

Solid body anthropomorph
Found on a boulder overlooking the Santa Clara River near Ivans, Utah, this image is reminiscent of Pahranagat Man petroglyphs from east central Nevada. This human-like figure was probably made by the Virgin Anasazi circa AD 800-1000. $48

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Abstract Anasazi panel
The complicated abstract petroglyph is attributed to the Anasazi Culture, circa AD 900. It is found at Anasazi Ridge near Ivans, Utah. Undoubtedly this panel had a known meaning to the people who made it, but unfortunately it's meaning is now only speculative  $52

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Two turtles.
These turtles are part of a large petroglyph panel on the V Bar V Ranch located in the Verde Valley, Arizona and are attributed to the Sinagua Culture. Ca AD 1200. sold

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Pahranagat PBA.
Patterned Body Anthropomorphs found centered around Lincoln County, Nevada are somewhat similar the torsos of PBAs found in the Coso Range of California, except these have minimally defined heads and appendages. $49

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Navajo Yei.
Called the "Holy Ones" by the Navajo this petroglyph panel in Crow Canyon, NM, depicts the Yei, Ghanaskidi, who is depicted wearing horns and feathers. His relation ship to the concentric circles and tracks is speculative. sold

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Snake spiral.
Separate mages of snakes and spirals are often found at southwest rock art sites. This petroglyph combines the imagery of both into one petroglyph of a spiral morphing into a rattlesnake (or visa versa). It is found at Pony Hills, NM, an area occupied prehistorically by the Mimbres branch of the, Mogollon Culture.  CA 1100 AD. sold

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Shaman with basket.
This Patterned Body Anthropomorph has a basket which may represent the "unending supply of food" associated with Yahwera, keeper of the animal spirits.  The checkered petroglyph is found in the Coso Range of California. sold

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Item: #A883
Culture: Desert
Size: 11.4"x11.4"

Concentric circle faced anthropomorphic shaman.
Once thought to represent rain shaman, recent archaeological work suggests this and similar human-like images may represent the spirit responsible for allowing (disallowing) hunters to capture bighorn sheep during a hunt. Big Petroglyph Canyon, CA. Circa AD 700-1300.  sold

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Shaman with blanket & bighorn.
These three petroglyphs from the Coso range near Ridgecrest, CA may or may not be related. The bighorn is impaled by a hunter’s arrow, the human-like figure holds hunting implements and is attached to what appears to be a blanket or hunting net.  sold

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Bighorn sheep fluteplayer.
It is not unusual in Anasazi rock art for animals and insects to be depicted as fluteplayer ‘Kokopelli’ images. Here a bighorn sheep standing on two legs and plays a flute while a bird lands on a quadrupeds (sheep or canine?) head. Two other bighorn sheep stand above. This petroglyph in found at Sand Island, Utah. $52

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Ghanaskidi.
This representation of the humpback god, Ghanaskidi, is depicted with horns and feathers. The petroglyph was carved into the sandstone wall of the Largo Drainage by the Navajo between AD 1450 and 1750. $50

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Mogollon face.
This semi realistic petroglyph may be a depiction of an actual person or of a face mask, and is pecked onto a basalt boulder in the Three Rivers petroglyph site, New Mexico. The Three Rivers area was occupied primarily by the Jornada branch of the Mogollon culture.  $51

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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

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Birdhead figure.
This figure from Cedar Mesa, Utah, probably represents a shaman. Although the head is represented by a bird, the hands, feet and body remain that of a human. This image is attributed to the early Basketmaker Anasazi, circa AD 200-600. sold

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A petroglyph panel depicting atlatls, a hand and geometric shapes.
The original petroglyph is located in Greenwater Canyon, Death Valley, California. Dating by subject matter indicates Native Americans carved these petroglyphs into the canyon wall prior to 200 BC (and most likely circa 4000 – 1500 BC) when the bow was introduced into the area.  sold

Item #A915
Culture: Hohokam
Size: 11.2"x11.2"

Dancing Kokopelli.
These three fluteplaying images are recreated in stone from a photograph of a prehistoric pottery bowl found at Snaketown, Arizona in 1935. This image was painted on the pottery  by the Hohokam people circa AD 1000. Carved in relief. $45

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Mirrored felines.
Four legged animals depicted in the vertical orientation are common is some southeastern Arizona rock art sites. These mirrored cat-like animals are found at Sears Point and may be of Patayan or Hohokam origin. Ca AD 1100-1400.  sold

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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 

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Navajo horse.
This realistic depiction of a Navajo horse was made circa 1909 by the Navajo scout Randolph Benally. Details include saddle blanket, bridle, brands and Indian saddle. This horse and several other Historic period petroglyphs are found in Bluff, Utah. sold

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