Pictograph Collection (#3)

USA, Utah, Petroglyphs, Sandstone

USA, Utah, Chaco Canyon State Historic Park. These pictographs or paintings on rock are near the Pueblo Penasco ruin. Credit as: Dennis Flaherty / Jaynes Gallery / DanitaDelimont

USA, Texas, Hueco Tanks State Park. A Tlaloc pictograph of a Mesoamerican rain diety
USA, Texas, Hueco Tanks State Park. A Tlaloc pictograph of a Mesoamerican rain deity. Credit as: Dennis Flaherty / Jaynes Gallery / DanitaDelimont

USA, Texas, Hueco Tanks State Historic Park. Detail of pictograph or rock painting nicknamed the Starry-Eyed Man. Credit as: Dennis Flaherty / Jaynes Gallery / DanitaDelimont

USA, Colorado. Pictograph of hands in Canyon Pintado National Historic District. Credit as
Colorado. Pictograph of hands in Canyon Pintado National Historic District. Credit as: Don Paulson / Jaynes Gallery / DanitaDelimont

USA, Colorado. Pictographs in Canyon Pintado National Historic District. Credit as: Don Paulson / Jaynes Gallery / DanitaDelimont

ARIZONA: ROCK PAINTINGS. Rock formation painted by ancient Native Americans along the Gila River in Arizona. Wood engraving, American, 1864

Bushman rock carving of a Gemsbok or Gemsbuck (Oryx gazella), Mik Mountains, Damaraland, Namibia, Africa

Bushman rock carvings, Mik Mountains, Damaraland, Namibia, Africa

Prehistoric rock drawings in the Awis Valley, Akakus Mountains, Libyan Desert, Libya, Sahara, North Africa, Africa

MEXICO: AZTEC CODEX. Post-conquest Aztec drawing of their legendary journey to Tenochtitlan and the places in which they fought the Spanish. From the Codex Telleriano-Remensis, c1540

MEXICO: MIXTEC MANUSCRIPT. War scene from the Codex Zouche-Nuttall, c1450, a Mixtec manuscript chronicling the rulers, alliances and conquests of 11th and 12th century Mixtec society

MIXTEC RULER: EIGHT DEER. Eight Deer Jaguar Claw (right), a powerful Mixtec ruler of the 11th century. Detail from the Codex Zouche-Nuttal, c1450

AZTEC ARTIST, c1540. Mexican Indian artists were taught to paint in the European style by Spanish missionaries. Drawing from the Codex Florentino, c1540, compiled by Bernardino de Sahagun (1499-1590)

MEXICO: SPANISH CONQUEST. An Aztec defending an island against a Spanish conquistador (left), while above a Spanish priest baptizes an infant. Drawing from the Codex Telleriano-Remensis, c1540

AZTEC TRIBUTE LIST, c1540. Visual record of tributes the Aztecs collected from their subjects. Drawn on amatl paper, from the Matricula de Tributos, c1540

AZTEC: BURNING A TEMPLE. The burning of a temple, indicating the end of a 52-year cycle. Page from a copy of the Codex Telleriano-Remensis, 1389-1399

MIXTEC WARRIORS. Three canoe-borne warriors (Eight Deer at center) cross a lake to attack an island. Sea monsters swim in the water below them. Detail from the Codex Zouche-Nutall, c1450

MIXTEC RULER: EIGHT DEER. Eight Deer Jaguar Claw, a powerful Mixtec ruler of the 11th century, in full warrior costume. Detail from the Codex Zouche-Nuttall, c1450

MIXTEC RULER: EIGHT DEER. Eight Deer Jaguar Claw (left), a powerful Mixtec ruler of the 11th century, skinning an animal. Detail from the Codex Zuache-Nuttall, c1450

MEXICO: AZTEC CEREMONY. Aztec sun-raising ceremony, from the Codex Borgia, c1450

AZTECS: RECREATION, c1540. An entertainer sings and beats a drum with a head of ocelot skin (top). Below him is a youth playing ball. Page from the Codex Mendoza, Aztec, c1540

MEXICO: MIXTECS. Codex drawing of the Mixtec culture of southern Mexico, c14th or 15th century

AZTECS: DRINKING, c1540. Aztec elders were allowed to get drunk. The woman in the bottom drawing is moving toward a pot of pulque, a liquor made from the maguey cactus

MEXICO: CODEX MENDOZA. A father teaches his son to carry firewood, to handle a canoe, and to fish

TENOCHTITLAN (MEXICO CITY) with Aztec pictographs and Spanish text from the Codex Mendoza, c1542

AZTEC WARRIOR PRIEST and prisoner from Codex Mendoza, c1525-1550

SAHARAN ROCK PAINTING. Prehistoric rock painting of bi-triangluar human figures

MEXICO: MIXTEC MANUSCRIPT. Page from the Codex Zouche-Nuttall, a Pre-Columbian Mixtec pictographic manuscript from Mexico, painted on deer skin

AZTEC CODEX MENDOZA, 1540. Aztec warriors armed with bows and arrows provoking war. Page from the Codex Mendoza, c1540

NUT, EGYPTIAN SKY GODDESS. Wood and stucco painted stele of Ta-Bek-En-Khonsu. Egyptian, XXVIth Dynasty. From Deir-el-Bahri

EARLY CHRISTIAN SYMBOL. An allusion to the miracle of the feeding of the five thousand. After a 3rd-century painting in the Roman catacombs

KIPLING: JUST SO STORIES. How the First Letter was Written. The story of Taffimai Metallumai carved on an old tusk. Illustration by Rudyard Kipling to the first edition of his Just So Stories

MEXICO: CORTES, 1519. Cortes is greeted by Montezumas messenger in 1519. Mexican Indian painting, 16th century

Bakery sign hanging on wall, (B&W), low angle view

CATLIN: MANDAN CHIEF, c1832. Mah-to-toh-pa, or Four Bears, chief of the Missouri River Mandans. Painting by George Catlin, c1832

LITTLE BIGHORN, 1876. Chief Crazy Horse with warriors is seen going to a celebratory dance after the Battle of Little Bighorn

LITTLE BIGHORN, 1876. A symbolic depiction of the principals at the Battle of Little Bighorn, George A. Custer, Crazy Horse, and Sitting Bull

LITTLE BIGHORN, 1876. Crazy Horse and Sitting Bull mounted before their warriors at the Little Bighorn, June 25, 1876. Pictograph by Amos Bad Heart Bull

PLAINS HIDE PAINTING. Hide painting by a Native American artist of the Great Plains, 19th century, depicting a battle scene

PICTORGRAPHIC LETTER, c1877. Pictographic letter sent to Minimic (or Eagles Head), a Southern Cheyenne prisoner at Fort Marion in St

SIX NATIONS: STANWIX. Document signed 28 July 1769 by chiefs of the Six Nations in acknowledgement of receipt of ten thousand dollars paid to them by Thomas

LEWIS AND CLARK. These sketches, taken from the journal of Meriwether Lewis and William Clark, show a flat-headed Chinook, the method used to shape the skulls of infants, a rock painting

LITTLE BIG HORN, 1876. Native American village at Little Big Horn. Pictograph, 1881, by Red Horse, a Sioux chief

Canyonlands National Park, UT Ancestral Puebloan pictographs in the Needles District. Hands

All American Man pictograph, Canyonlands National Park, Utah

Great Gallery Close-up of large figure pictographs, Horseshoe Canyon, Canyonlands National Park

Anasazi Pictograph located in Salt Creek Canyon Canyonlands National Park. One of the few tricolor pictographs that exist

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"Pictographs: Unveiling Ancient Stories Through Timeless Art" Step into the world of pictographs, where images speak volumes and stories are etched onto rocks and cave walls. From the Lascaux II cave painting replica in France to the Aboriginal Wandjina cave artwork in Western Australia, these visual narratives transcend time and continents. In Canyonlands National Park's Great Gallery Detail, witness the intricate depictions of Horseshoe Canyon that transport you back to a bygone era. The Barrier Style pictographs found in Sego Canyon, Utah showcase the artistic prowess of ancient civilizations from North America. Delve deeper into history as you explore Winter count on buffalo robe litho - an indigenous record-keeping system that captures significant events through symbolic representations. Marvel at the enigmatic Mystery Valley Petroglyph Monument Valley in Arizona, where mysterious carvings leave us pondering their meaning. The sandstone caves at Raft Point reveal mesmerizing Aboriginal Wandjina cave artworks, showcasing rich cultural heritage from Pacific regions. Sitio Barrilles' rock carving takes us to ancient archaeological sites with intriguing symbols waiting to be deciphered. Discover the Aztec Universe through hieroglyphic symbols depicting cosmic movements - a testament to their advanced understanding of celestial bodies. Council Rocks in Arizona's Dragoon Mountains boast Native American pictographs that offer glimpses into tribal traditions and beliefs. Pictographs serve as windows into our past, preserving stories long forgotten by written records. They bridge gaps between cultures and generations while reminding us of our shared human experiences across time and space. Let these captivating images ignite your curiosity about our collective history and inspire awe for those who came before us.