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The History of God
FIELD No. 72E5
Visual depiction of Thunderbird

Hover to play loop & narration. Visual depiction; cultural attribution in the metadata below.

Vol. II · Polytheism

Thunderbird

Plains sacred storm spirit

a colossal eagle made of storm clouds whose wingbeats shake the earth and whose eyes flash lightning across the open sky

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

Visual depiction of First Creator

First Creator

Native American

 Visual depiction of Maheo

Maheo

Native American

 Visual depiction of Salmon Boy

Salmon Boy

Native American

 Visual depiction of Wakinyan

Wakinyan

Native American

 Visual depiction of Bluejay

Bluejay

Native American

 Visual depiction of Hanwi

Hanwi

Native American