1. Camelid sacrum in the shape of a canine
By Lucas Alpert

2. Camelid Sacrum in the Shape of a Canine. Tequixquiac, Mexico
Camelid Sacrum in the Shape of a Canine. Tequixquiac, Mexico. 14,000-7,000 BCE. Bone

3. Sacrum bone of an extinct camelid Carved and defined snout and mouth
Formal Qualities
Sacrum bone of an extinct camelid
Carved and defined snout and mouth
Two eye holes

4. In Mesoamerican culture, sacrum bone considered sacred
Context
In Mesoamerican culture, sacrum bone considered sacred
Believed the bone to be a symbol of fertility
Sacrum bone also integral in spiritual purposes

5. To this day the exact function is unknown May have been a mask
A symbol of fertility

6. Cross-Cultural Connection
Many societies across time believed the sacrum bone sacred
Luz (Hebrew)
Ajb (Arabic)
Woman from Willendorf, 22,000-21,000 BCE, Limestone
Lion Human, 30,000-26,000 BCE, Mammoth ivory