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The pictures below show the actual item for sale, jot down the number of the item you want.
To order call  (310) 836-0121 or email
daustin@sandcarveddesigns.com 
Each piece is numbered and signed by the artist. 
 

Yahwera shaman petroglyph
1.5" wide oak frame

Item: #209
Culture: Desert
Size: 10.5x18.0"

Shaman anthropomorph.
This human-like figure is wearing a fringed, patterned garment, a head ornament, and is carrying a bow in one hand and three arrows in the other. It probably represents Yahwera "master of animals", a shaman, or a supernatural being. The whirlwind face and bird-like feet may indicate this being has the power to fly. Big Petroglyph Canyon, Ridgecrest, California.  Circa AD 600-1300. 
sold

star_venus_petroglyph

suspended on brass pins in a 1.5" wide finished oak frame
see actual photograph

Item: #S056
Culture: Shoshone
Size: 14"x17"

Petroglyph star.
This petroglyph image most likely represents a star, or perhaps the planet Venus. It is located at Howe's Tank, Apple Valley, CA.
$155 plus $25 shipping

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VbarV petroglyph couple

1.5" frame

Item: #030
Culture: Sinagua
Size: 14.0"x14.0"

Two anthropomorphs.
These two human-like figures are found on a rock art panel on the VbarV Ranch near Sedona, AZ
. Known locally as 'the couple' because they are seemingly intertwined, they were probably made by the Sinagua people around AD 1300. sold

petroglyph hunting magic

1.5" frame

Item: #S047
Culture: Desert
Size: 13.5"x12.5"

Bighorn sheep struck by an arrow.
Renegade Canyon, California, has many depictions of apparent hunting scenes. They could represent actual events, a hunters wish for a successful hunt or part of rain making magic. Circa post AD 500.
$95 plus $20 shipping.

anthropomorph petroglyph

1.5" frame
see photograph used to make this petroglyph

Item: #S030
Culture: Anasazi 
Size: 20.0"x20.0 

Headdressed anthropomorph.
An interesting stylized anthropomorph wearing what appears to be a feathered headdress. This petroglyph is found at the New Well Ruin, NE of St. Johns, AZ. The ruins associated with this petroglyph are mostly Pueblo III in age, AD 1100-1300. 
$
165 plus $30 shipping

rectangular_petroglyph

1.5" frame

Item: #S031
Culture: Anasazi
Size: 20.8"x17"

Rectilinear design.
Similar squared interlocking scroll designs in seemingly endless varieties are also found on Anasazi pottery and textiles. The significance of these designs is speculative. North central, Arizona. 
sold

To order call  (310) 836-0121 or email daustin@sandcarveddesigns.com

Item: #364
Culture: Mohave
Size: 14"x14"

Shield man.
This human-like figure appears to be holding a staff or spear in one hand and a shield in front of his body. The original petroglyph is located on Spirit Mountain near Laughlin, Nevada. 
$70  plus $12 shipping

shieldman_spirit_mountain_petroglyph

1.5" frame

anasazi_warrior_with_shield
1.5" frame

Item: #299
Culture: Anasazi
Size: 18.0"x26.0"

Shield bearing warriors.
Two shielded warriors brandishing war clubs great intruders at this rock art site near Galisteo, New Mexico. Large petroglyph images of fierce looking warriors may have been used to warn of the consequences of raiding local pueblos, for ceremonies, or to honor individual warriors.    
sold

 

Shipping price is listed with each piece.
 
custom art frame
horizontal

 

Looking for something wide or for something tall?

I can put any two or three images you like in a multi frame.
 

Double
approximate size: 14" x 27" 

Triple
approximate size: 14" x 39"

custom size art frame
vertical
Every few weeks I carve southwest home decor pieces with new images from rock art sites. If there are particular southwest petroglyphs you are interested in - bighorn sheep, geometric shapes, anthropomorphs, or whatever - let me know. I can also carve images from pictures you provide.  contact artist

 

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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 because they 'dry farmed' without irrigation.
Contact Artist  (Donald Austin)  by  email  daustin@sandcarveddesigns.com  or by telephone  310 836-0121

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