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The History of God
FIELD No. 38B0
Visual depiction of A lapwing performing a distraction display on open farmland

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Vol. I · Animism

A lapwing performing a distraction display on open farmland

tumbling flight

low overcast grey light, muted cool earthy palette, loose brushwork, naturalist style, sharp focus, 4K detail

Organization
Animistic Spirit Traditions
Time period
Pre-history – present
Location
Worldwide

Source attribution

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

Cross-references — same archetype or region

Visual depiction of A Christmas tree worm extending its spiral plumes from coral

A Christmas tree worm extending its spiral plumes from coral

natural-natural-other

 Visual depiction of A pika gathering dried grasses at a rocky alpine talus field before winter

A pika gathering dried grasses at a rocky alpine talus field before winter

natural-natural-other

 Visual depiction of Salt crystal formations under polarised light

Salt crystal formations under polarised light

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 Visual depiction of A Homo habilis knapping a flint hand axe at a kill site in East Africa

A Homo habilis knapping a flint hand axe at a kill site in East Africa

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 Visual depiction of A tidal pool exposed at low water

A tidal pool exposed at low water

natural-natural-other

 Visual depiction of A Neanderthal and early Homo sapiens meeting for the first time on a European ridge

A Neanderthal and early Homo sapiens meeting for the first time on a European ridge

natural-natural-other