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The History of God
FIELD No. C197
Visual depiction of A chimpanzee using a stick tool to extract termites from a mound

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Vol. I · Animism

A chimpanzee using a stick tool to extract termites from a mound

intense concentration

dappled forest light, warm ochre and sienna palette, expressive face, loose brushwork, sharp focus, 4K detail

Organization
Animistic Animal Spirits
Time period
Pre-history – present (animism is continuous)
Location
Worldwide

Source attribution

This visual depiction is one of 1,947 in the archive — a creative historical rendering of how natural-animal has expressed the divine. The depiction is interpretive, not iconographic.

Cross-references — same archetype or region

Visual depiction of A bearded vulture dropping a bone from a great height above an alpine valley

A bearded vulture dropping a bone from a great height above an alpine valley

natural-animal

 Visual depiction of A Dalmatian pelican landing on a Danube delta lake

A Dalmatian pelican landing on a Danube delta lake

natural-animal

 Visual depiction of A Gila woodpecker at its nest hole in a towering saguaro cactus

A Gila woodpecker at its nest hole in a towering saguaro cactus

natural-animal

 Visual depiction of A hyena clan drinking at a moonlit waterhole

A hyena clan drinking at a moonlit waterhole

natural-animal

 Visual depiction of A mountain goat standing on a sheer rock face above a deep alpine valley

A mountain goat standing on a sheer rock face above a deep alpine valley

natural-animal

 Visual depiction of A river otter sliding down a muddy riverbank into a cold stream

A river otter sliding down a muddy riverbank into a cold stream

natural-animal