Photo Gallery

Several split twig figures, representing deer, each made from a single thin willow rod or from some other flexible wood. Archaic Period, 2000-1000 B.C. - 3.88 inches high, Sycamore Canyon (Arizona), ASM
ASM = Arizona State Museum, University of Arizona, Tucson (Arizona)

Several split twig figures, representing deer, each made from a single thin willow rod or from some other flexible wood. Archaic Period, 2000-1000 B.C. - 4.52 inches high, Grand Canyon National Park (Arizona), MNA
MNA = Museum of Northern Arizona, Flagstaff (Arizona)

Several split twig figures, representing deer, each made from a single thin willow rod or from some other flexible wood. Archaic Period, 2000-1000 B.C. - 5.8 inches, from Grand Canyon National Park (Arizona), ASM.
ASM = Arizona State Museum, University of Arizona, Tucson (Arizona)

Mimbres bowl, black on white, with stylized, naturalistic motifs; Mogollon Culture. - Two deer-like animals, one in front ofthe other. The tail of one covers the back of both in a composition of striking simplicity. Diameter: 10.56 inches. UCM
UCM = University of Colorado Museum, Boulder (Colorado)

Pottery from Casas Grandes (Mexico), Ramos polychrome, with well-executed, stylized geometric and naturalistic designs; several are anthropomorphic. The pots are painted with those design elements that were used over and over again in the Southwest, universal symbols like spirals, birds, stairways to heaven, etc. - Square pot with four legs, painted with deer (?) and the stairway to heaven design. 3.28 inches long on a side, 0.12 inches thick. AFM
AFM = Amerind Foundation Museum, Dragoon (Arizona)

Animal design on Mesa Verde pottery. - stylized deer - Mug House, Mesa Verde (Colorado), MVM.
MVM = Mesa Verde National Park Museum (Colorado)

Engraving of a deer and a thread-like human wearing feathers on his head. The body of the animal was created by chipping out tiny pieces of rock, a technique that makes it appear polished. Fremont River Gorge, Capital Reef National Park (Utah)

Detail of an enormous human figure. Large eyes scrutinize us; two animals (deer?) cover the upper body; Horseshoe Canyon, Canyonlands National Park (Utah).

Historic Pueblo pottery has, to a large extent, retained the formal vocabulary of the prehistoric pots. - Zuni pot with the "heartline" motif in the body ofthe deer, approximately 11.2 inches diameter. 19th century. MNA.
MNA = Museum of Northern Arizona, Flagstaff (Arizona)

Hohokam clay figurines, found at many large archaeological sites, ASM. - Two ochre-colored deer. Length: 5.2 inches
ASM = Arizona State Museum, University of Arizona, Tucson (Arizona)