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Pictograph showing a big-horned sheep pierced by three arrows. The body is divided by geometric and decorative lines, which undoubtedly have symbolic meaning. Roughly picked, the implied shapes are easily recognizable (curved horns, hooves), an effect achieved by means of finer incising. Length: 28 inches. Three Rivers Petroglyph Site, north of Alamogordo (New Mexico). There are around 5,000 petroglyphs in this historic area: animals, representations of humans, geometric and abstract shapes.

Objects of clay and stone (perhaps jewelry), found largely in Hohokam burials. In the Southwest the Hohokam are considered the masters of such creations, an art characterized by its style and expressive quality. - Basalt smoke maker in the shape of a big horn sheep (the horns have broken off). Length: 4.28 inches; ASM
ASM = Arizona State Museum, University of Arizona, Tucson (Arizona)

Mimbres pottery, black on white, Mogollon Culture. Each pot with a hole in the bottom represents a mortuary offering that was "killed," thereby setting its soul free. - Bowl painted with a styled big-horn sheep, its body resembling a chessboard. Diameter: 9.44 inches. UCM
UCM = University of Colorado Museum, Boulder (Colorado)

Hohokam clay figurines, found at many large archaeological sites, ASM. - Two big-horn sheep with geometric designs in red; the eyes are greatly emphasized. Height: 6.4 inches
ASM = Arizona State Museum, University of Arizona, Tucson (Arizona)