I was doing some research on N/A motifs and came across an article, setting forth the idea that the hand design was modeled after a constellation....I was taking several pics. and somehow lost all but these two, don’t have any other info except these pics. which shows a constellation, ( don’t know which one ) well you get the idea...And that all hand motifs came from this idea.....Ever hear anything about this theory?
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I think a lot of their beliefs may be lost or very hard to interpret form the art left behind. I would guess using a hand was an easy way to leave your "mark"...both physically and symbolically. I would guess the hand symbol started on the ground first, then it was transferred to the stars after it was already ubiquitous on land.Central Ohio
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Hand motif whelk shell 2 holed gorget. Not mine but I saw it found gawd. Tampa Bay. He sold it to a gorget-specialized collector a while ago.Professor Shellman
Tampa Bay
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Here’s one of my all time favorite hand motif pieces.
another of my favorites has a similar style but the hands alternate colors.
it has four hands on alternating sides, one red with a white dot, then white with a red dot...etc.
I’ll try to find a picture of it.1 PhotoWandering wherever I can, mostly in Eastern Arkansas, always looking down.
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