Communicating With the World of Beings: The World Heritage Rock Art Sites in Alta, Arctic Norway by Knut Helskog

Author:Knut Helskog [Helskog, Knut]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: History, Europe, General, Art, Prehistoric & Primitive
ISBN: 9781782974123
Google: utQVBAAAQBAJ
Goodreads: 18293841
Publisher: Oxbow Books
Published: 2014-03-31T01:50:06+00:00

Figure 114

The two figures stand together as shown in the photograph. The lower one is a man seen in profile and the upper figure seen from the font may depict a woman. See Figure 106.

Figure 115

In this period, many of the human-like figures are portrayed in boats. The photo shows different human figures in one of the largest boats with an elk-head stem.

REINDEER

Figure 116

A herd of reindeer moving forward. The antlers are large, like those of bulls; this suggests that it is summer, when the bulls are gathered in small herds. Once again, the figures are carved besides a vein of quartz, as if the quartz may have had a specific association with the animals. The large reindeer at the bottom contrasts in size and shape with the animals above it, and it is uncertain whether the lower figure, either a bull or a female, is part of the composition.

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