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The History of God
FIELD No. BB4B
Visual depiction of A great hammerhead shark cruising over a coral reef

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Vol. I · Animism

A great hammerhead shark cruising over a coral reef

distinctive hammer-shaped head sweeping back and forth

clear blue water, cool blue and silver palette, 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 black stork wading silently in a shallow Carpathian forest stream

A black stork wading silently in a shallow Carpathian forest stream

natural-animal

 Visual depiction of A dense krill swarm in Antarctic waters

A dense krill swarm in Antarctic waters

natural-animal

 Visual depiction of A golden eagle descending in a full stoop on a mountain ptarmigan

A golden eagle descending in a full stoop on a mountain ptarmigan

natural-animal

 Visual depiction of A Josephoartigasia giant rodent — larger than a buffalo — in a South American Pliocene riverbank

A Josephoartigasia giant rodent — larger than a buffalo — in a South American Pliocene riverbank

natural-animal

 Visual depiction of A Pachycephalosaurus charging head-first at a rival on an open plain

A Pachycephalosaurus charging head-first at a rival on an open plain

natural-animal

 Visual depiction of A sandhill crane pair foraging through shallow coastal wetland at sunrise

A sandhill crane pair foraging through shallow coastal wetland at sunrise

natural-animal