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The History of God
FIELD No. 7534
Visual depiction of Talking God

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Vol. II · Polytheism

Talking God

Navajo ceremonial deity

a tall masked figure with white face appearing at dawn to open the great healing ceremonies, his voice the link between all worlds

Organization
Native American Spiritual Traditions
Time period
ancient – present
Location
North & South America

Source attribution

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

Cross-references — same archetype or region

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Corn Mother

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Itzpapalotl

Native American

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Palongawhoya

Native American

 Visual depiction of Tlaloc

Tlaloc

Native American

 Visual depiction of Aipaloovik

Aipaloovik

Native American

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Ga'an

Native American