Petroglyphs in Sheep Canyon; Site Iny 9B in the Coso Mountains; of California. Patterned-body anthropomorphic figures are thought to be self-portraits made by shamans in the trance states of vision quests. This panel also shows multiple big horn sheep; representing over half of all petroglyphs; they are thought to depict the special spirit helpers of rain shamans.

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