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The History of God
FIELD No. 9F9F
Visual depiction of An aardvark digging into a termite mound in the African night

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Vol. I · Animism

An aardvark digging into a termite mound in the African night

powerful claws

long sticky tongue, stars above the acacia savanna, warm ochre and indigo 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 Brachiosaurus stretching its neck into the canopy of a Jurassic forest

A Brachiosaurus stretching its neck into the canopy of a Jurassic forest

natural-animal

 Visual depiction of A dung beetle rolling its perfect sphere across sun-baked African savanna

A dung beetle rolling its perfect sphere across sun-baked African savanna

natural-animal

 Visual depiction of A great hammerhead shark cruising over a coral reef

A great hammerhead shark cruising over a coral reef

natural-animal

 Visual depiction of A lion resting in tall golden savanna grass at dusk

A lion resting in tall golden savanna grass at dusk

natural-animal

 Visual depiction of A peacock jumping spider displaying iridescent face to a female on a leaf

A peacock jumping spider displaying iridescent face to a female on a leaf

natural-animal

 Visual depiction of A secretary bird striding across open East African grassland

A secretary bird striding across open East African grassland

natural-animal