Petroglyph Reproductions
Montana/Wyoming Region
Throughout the Plains and Southwest, carved or painted images on rock can be found near rivers and streams, along cliff facings, and in caves. Petroglyphs were created by pecking or scratching the surface of the rock with a smaller stone. Some of the carvings were painted with natural pigments, while others, known an pictographs, consist only of painted images.
In the Big Horn Mountains of Wyoming and Montana and other areas of the Northern Plains, rock art images include abstract designs such as circles; animal tracks; human handprints and footprints; and images of animals, humans, and supernatural representations. Animals, such as buffalo, elk, deer, mountain sheep, bears, and eagles and other birds are most often represented, reflecting their economic and spiritual importance within Plains cultures.
Depicted in these reproductions are images of a warrior with his bow and arrow and three mountain sheep, the largest with a heart line.
Buffalo Bill Historical Center, acc. NA.702.10 and NA.702.20
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