Split-twig figurines were made between 2,000 and 4,000 years ago, during the Archaic period, and have been found in the Great Basin and on the Colorado Plateau. Usually recovered from remote cave locations, these often depict deer or bighorn sheep, and are also sometimes pierced with other sticks (spears or darts).
- Split-twig figurines
Description: Split-twig figurines from Walnut Canyon. Dimensions: Unknown. Collection: Museum of Northern Arizona (Catalog Nos. NA5607.27, NA5607.1, NA5607.31, and NA5607.28). - Split-twig Figurines
Description: Split-twig figurines (Archaic). Dimensions: Unknown. Collection: Grand Canyon National Park. - Split-twig Figurine
Description: Split-twig figurine. Dimensions: Unknown. Collection: Grand Canyon National Park (Catalog No. GRCA 21316). - Split-twig Figurines
Description: Split-twig figurines. Dimensions: Unknown. Collection: Grand Canyon National Park. - Split-twig Figurine
Description: Split-twig figurine. Dimensions: Unknown. Collection: Grand Canyon National Park (Catalog No. GRCA 13261). - Split-twig Figurine, Detail
Description: Detail of a portion of a split-twig figurine. Dimensions: Unknown. Collection: Grand Canyon National Park. - Split-twig Figurine, Detail
Description: Split-twig figurine, detail. Dimensions: Unknown. Collection: Grand Canyon National Park. - Split-twig Figurine, Head and Neck
Description: Close view of the head and neck of a split-twig figurine. Dimensions: Unknown. Collection: Grand Canyon National Park (Catalog No. GRCA 13261). - Split-twig Figurine
Description: Split-twig figurine. Dimensions: Unknown. Collection: Grand Canyon National Park. - Split-twig Figurine
View 3D Model Description: Split-twig figurine. Dimensions: Unknown. Collection: Grand Canyon National Park (Catalog No. GRCA 29978). - Split-twig Figurine, Head
Description: Detail of the head of a split-twig figurine. Dimensions: Unknown. Collection: Grand Canyon National Park (Catalog No. GRCA 21316). - Split-twig Figurines
Description: Split-twig figurines in a range of sizes. Dimensions: Unknown. Collection: Grand Canyon National Park. - Split-twig Figurines
Description: Split-twig figurines in a range of sizes. Dimensions: Unknown. Collection: Grand Canyon National Park. - Split-twig Figurines
Description: Split-twig figurine. Dimensions: Unknown. Collection: Grand Canyon National Park. - Split-twig Figurine
Description: Split-twig figurine. Dimensions: Unknown. Collection: Grand Canyon National Park (Catalog No. GRCA 17061).